Karen Restoule

Ms. Restoule is the Director of Indigenous Affairs at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and also advises senior leaders on matters involving First Nations, industry and public policy. She brings a unique breadth of experience to the Ontario Energy Board, having advised clients at one of Canada’s most well-known public affairs firms; served First Nations leaders on matters related to justice, law, community development and sustainability; and led Ontario’s administrative justice system as a public sector executive at Tribunals Ontario, leading key tribunals like the Ontario Parole Board, Landlord and Tenant Board and Human Rights Tribunal Ontario. Ms. Restoule is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa’s French Common Law Program, where she was inducted into the Faculty of Law Honours Society for using her legal education to make significant contributions to society. She is Ojibwe from Dokis First Nation.