The Commissioner
Grace Hession David
Ms. Hession David graduated from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 1985. She completed a Master’s degree at Western University and then articled with the law firm of Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP in Toronto in 1989. She clerked for Justice Moldaver at the Ontario Superior Court before joining the Ontario Securities Commission as their first tribunal Adjudicative Counsel. She then served as legal counsel supervising corporate governance for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in the Equity Division. In 2011 she joined the Ontario Attorney General in Toronto and prosecuted fraud and other criminal organization matters involving Part VI Criminal Code applications and wiretaps. In 2019 she prosecuted a cyber-fraud case that involved many victims across Canada and their bank accounts with several Canadian banks. The scheme involved online account takeovers on the part of the accused people: R v Kalonji et al, 2019 ONCJ 341. There were convictions for fraud over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit fraud. She has been active with the Canadian Bar Association criminal justice section in Ontario and Saskatchewan and was employed with the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General in Regina, in their appellate office prior to assuming the position of Commissioner.
She is the co-author of Prosecuting and Defending Fraud Cases published by Emond Publications, third edition to be released in September of 2025. She is committed to the preservation of privacy with respect to the sensitive information of the people of Saskatchewan. She understands the need for, and the issues underlying, the proper disclosure of information to requesting bodies. She is committed to educate on the use and possible misuse of Artificial Intelligence and the importance of proper cyber security for government institutions, local authorities and health trustees in the Province of Saskatchewan.
List of past Commissioners
2024 – 2025 Ron Kruzeniski, K.C. (Acting Commissioner)
2014 – 2024 Ron Kruzeniski, K.C.
2014 – 2014 Diane Aldridge (Acting Commissioner)
2003 – 2014 R. Gary Dickson, Q.C.
2002 – 2003 Richard P. Rendek, Q.C.
2001 – 2003 Franklin Alexander MacBean, Q.C. (Acting Commissioner)
2000 – 2002 Gerald Gerrand, Q.C.
1992 – 2000 Derril McLeod, Q.C.