Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2016-11-18
Invested on: 2017-05-12
Robert Marleau, C.M.
Ottawa, Ontario
For his public service and for his efforts to maintain the integrity of our national institutions.
Robert Marleau has dedicated his life to public service. Having served for many years as clerk of the House of Commons, he developed parliamentary practices and procedures and authored works that are considered authoritative for Canadian legislatures. As both privacy commissioner and information commissioner, he was lauded for improving the integrity of both organizations. Today, he brings his staunch impartiality and diligence to the City of Ottawa, where he serves as integrity commissioner.