John Gillis, MD
Dr. John Gillis is a 32 year old emergency room physician and health care/ political activist in Halifax. John trained in family medicine at UWO but returned to Nova Scotia in 2001 to complete ER training and start his career.As President of PAIRO and as a member of the OMA board, John gained significant exposure to the challenges faced by our current health system. After entering the work force and practicing in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and travelling extensively around the world, John became more convinced than ever of the comprehensive benefits of universal public health care from social justice, personal well being, and societal economic perspectives.
As a party political activist and medicare activist John has become increasingly concerned about the rightward change in direction of Canada's physician leadership in support of right wing political platforms. Without strong advocates to fight for our public system, it is clear that these forces will continue to erode the sanctity of our system at the expense of many who are unable to fight for it.
John currently resides with his wife, Jennifer, in Halifax where he works and dabbles in the media with the local cable medical talk show 'Doc Talk', a vehicle to bring important issues, like the threat to medicare into the public arena. He looks forward to helping CDM grow into a potent defender of our public system.
