Meet the Commissioners

Patricia Robertson

Patricia has a passion for learning something new everyday. She spent 5 years studying Advanced Level Medical Science in Liverpool University with a specialty in Immunohaemotology (FIMLT), working in the UK at Chester City Hospitals West Cheshire Maternity and Walsall Manor.

She came to Canada in 1976, worked at the University of Alberta Hospital Blood Bank and also worked as a home care nurse. After challenging the Canadian Exams in 1996, Patricia studied Alternative and Traditional Therapies and began her own practice as a member of the Canadian Remedial Massage and Osteopathic Therapist Association (CMMOTA) and COTTI. She continues to consult as an invited guest working with a variety of health care professionals.

As a mother of 5 children, she volunteered and organized school hot lunch programs and worked with Mary Sullivan (gifted student program) in the County of Parkland, Alberta. She Chaired and Co-Chaired events at local, provincial and inter-provincial levels in Figure Skating, including the World Championships when they were held in Edmonton. Patricia also organized the Ardrossan Bicycle Stage Race in Alberta, which was a sanctioned qualifying event for Canadian cyclists to compete internationally. Patricia is still a practising therapist in Edmonton, Alberta.

Vince Gircys

Commissioner Gircys is a former police officer having served as a member of the Ontario Provincial Police for 32 years. He retired in 2014 and is a recipient of the Police Exemplary Award.

From 2020-2025 he was the Canadian representative of Police for Freedom, an international rights advocacy group supported by police officers.

His career in the Greater Toronto Area included Emergency Scene Management, Emergency Response Team and Forensic Reconstruction.

He currently holds a position as Chairman of the Grus Justice Project, a non profit Rights Advocacy organization exposing shortcomings within Canadian Justice, Law Enforcement and regulatory agencies. He also hosts the “Deprived Justice” podcast. A series of conversations by victims of injustice navigating the Canadian legal process.

Dan Harder

I grew up on a mixed farm in Central Alberta, where I gained firsthand experience in grain production, commercial beef, feedlot and dairy operations. I continued working with my father on the family farm until 1986, when our family shifted direction, and I began my university journey. I earned my Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree from the University of Calgary, receiving the Coutts Family Graduate Award, and then completed my juris doctorate in law.

I was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1994 and spent the next three decades practicing law in Central Alberta as one of the founding Partners of MHR Law LLP. My commitment to sharing knowledge extended to the classroom, where I taught agricultural law courses at Olds College for 10 years as well as history courses at Rocky Mountain College.