Federal Privacy Commissioner and George Radwanski

George Radwanski: An immigrant of Polish origin, he went up the corridors of power in Canada, but also was engulfed in a storm over his expenses as the federal privacy commissioner in 2003. While he was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in 2009, the episode tarnished the last decade of his life. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Radwanski found in contempt of Parliament George Radwanski, a former high-profile journalist whose term as a defender of privacy rights ended in controversy, died of a heart attack on Thursday. He was 67. Radwanski had offices swept for bugs (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.