Mark Huyser-Wierenga
Born
Mark Wierenga

1961 (age 62–63)
Edmonton, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCalvin College (BA)
University of Alberta (LL.B.)
OccupationCrown Prosecutor
Years active1989–present

Mark Huyser-Wierenga is a Canadian lawyer, currently a Crown Prosecutor for the Province of Alberta.[1][2]

Early life

Huyser-Wierenga was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1961.[3]

Education

In 1983, Huyser-Wierenga received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[4] In 1987, he received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta in Canada.[4] Huyser-Wierenga was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1989.[5]

Notable cases

In 2019 and 2020, Huyser-Wierenga prosecuted the trial of Matthew McKnight.[6] The case drew considerable public attention in Canada due to the fact that McKnight was a well-known promoter at several nightlife establishments in the City of Edmonton including Oil City Roadhouse and the Old Strathcona Rack.[7] The Globe and Mail and other news outlets referred to the trial as "the first major Canadian case of the #MeToo era".[2][8] McKnight was found guilty on five of thirteen counts of sexual assault and sentenced to eight years in prison.

Personal life

Huyser-Wierenga is blind due to choroideremia and has organized several fundraisers for finding a cure.[9] In 2005, Ralph Witten wrote that Huyser-Wierenga had "raised over $130,000 CDN that will contribute to the beginnings of further research" on the disease.[10]

In 2008, Huyser-Wierenga joined the board of Citizens for Public Justice.[11]

In 2014, the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation named Mark Huyser-Wierenga as a Men of Honour award recipient.[12]

Mark Huyser-Wierenga is married to Debra Huyser-Wierenga who coauthored papers annually between 1989 and 1993 in the fields of neuro-oncology and radiation therapy.[13]

References

  1. ↑ The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Elder Abuse Working Forum (PDF). Vancouver, British Columbia: The Safety and Security for Seniors Working Group. 2007. p. 38.
    - Wakefield, Jonny (January 11, 2020). "Crown begins closing arguments in ex-club promoter's sex assault trial". The Edmonton Journal.
  2. 1 2 "He said, they said: inside the trial of Matthew McKnight". Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Arnason, Al (April 3, 1964). "University Doors Opened To Boy Oprhaned By Crash". The Edmonton Journal. p. 3.
    - "Triple Funeral Held For Crash Victims". The Edmonton Journal. August 17, 1963. p. 21.
  4. 1 2 "Board of Trustees Report" (PDF). Agenda for Synod. Christian Reformed Church of North America: 26. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mark A. Huyser-Wierenga". Canadian Law List. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ Huncar, Andrea (October 2, 2019). "Edmonton bar promoter pleads not guilty to multiple sex assaults". CBC News.
    - "Fantasy or nightmare? Jury hears conflicting accounts during trial of Edmonton bar promoter charged with 13 sexual assaults". The Star. December 8, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
    - "'That's how powerful your memory is?': Crown grills McKnight over clear memory of alleged sex assaults". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Crown begins closing arguments in ex-club promoter's sex assault trial". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
    - "Matthew McKnight: Jury finds former nightclub worker guilty on multiple counts of sexual assault". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Inside Canada's first major case of the #MeToo era". 570 News. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Gene therapy may stop genetic eye disease". Radio Canada International. October 13, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
    - "Experimental trial at U of A could restore vision loss". Global News. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
    - "New Gene Therapy trial set to help people with genetic eye diseases". Exchange Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ Witten, Ralph (November–December 2005). "Running with Vision". The Running Room Magazine: 32.
  11. ↑ "Round-up: 2008 AGM". Catalyst. 31 (3): 2. Summer 2008.
  12. ↑ "2014 Men of Honour Recipients". Cease Now. 2014. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  13. ↑ For 1989, see Day, Rufus S. (III); Miyakoshi, Junji; Huyser-Wierenga, Debra (1989). "The Mer Minus Phenotype, Patient Response To Nitrosoureas, And Protooncogene Activation In Human Glioblastomas". DNA Repair Mechanisms and Their Biological Implications in Mammalian Cells. Springer Publishing. pp. 83–99. ISBN 978-1468413298.
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