Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 6, 2010
• Invested on: November 17, 2010

Marlys Edwardh is a criminal lawyer and champion of civil liberties and human rights. She has worked to overturn convictions in high-profile cases, such as those of Donald Marshall, Guy Paul Morin and Steven Truscott. She has a strong reputation for integrity amongst her peers, and has been appointed as counsel to various inquiries and commissions, including the Krever inquiry into Canada's tainted blood supply. Generous with her time, she has served as vice-president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and as a director and special advisor for the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted.