Joseph Paul Murdoch-Flowers has been chosen as the new ethics officer for Nunavut.

SA国际影视传媒淢r. Murdoch-Flowers has extensive legal expertise rooted in Inuit life and culture,SA国际影视传媒� said Human Resources Minister Margaret Nakashuk on Feb. 20. SA国际影视传媒淗is broad legal experience is matched by his work in restorative justice, an essential ingredient for the territorial ethics officer. Mr. Murdoch-FlowersSA国际影视传媒� role is to ensure public confidence in the administration of government departments, public bodies and offices.SA国际影视传媒�

Originally from Labrador and a graduate of the faculty of law at McGill University, Murdoch-Flowers is a practising lawyer who has previously worked in the National Litigation Division for the Government of CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Department of Justice. He is experienced in civil litigation through his work with the Legal Services Board of Nunavut, and as acting senior justice of the peace for the Nunavut Court of Justice.

SA国际影视传媒淢y intention is to bring a level of confidence, responsibility, impartiality, and leadership to a role designed to assist public service employees with a process in communicating serious and unresolved concerns without reprisal, and by doing so, ensuring transparency and fairness,SA国际影视传媒� Murdoch-Flowers stated.

The ethics officer appointment is for a term of five years, with the opportunity for reappointment. To ensure impartiality, the officer cannot be a member of the public service.

The previous, and first-ever appointed Nunavut ethics commissioner, Joe Schooner, held the position since 2015 before returning to work in a similar capacity in his home province of Manitoba.