Mark Huyser-Wierenga

Mark Huyser-Wierenga was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1961.[4][5]

In 1983, Mark Huyser-Wierenga received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[6] In 1987, Huyser-Wierenga received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta in Canada.[6] Huyser-Wierenga was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1989.[7]

In 2019 and 2020, Huyser-Wierenga prosecuted the trial of Matthew McKnight.[8][9][10] 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.[11][12] The Globe and Mail and other news outlets referred to the trial as "the first major Canadian case of the #MeToo era."[2][13]

Mark Huyser-Wierenga is blind due to choroideremia and has organized several fundraisers for finding a cure.[14][15][16] 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.[17]

In 2008, Huyser-Wierenga joined the board of Citizens for Public Justice.[18]

In 2014, the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation named Mark Huyser-Wierenga as a Men of Honour award recipient.[19]

• Alberta Crown Prosecution Service
• Canadian Law List web page