John Cannis

John Cannis
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough Centre
In office
1993–2011
Preceded by Pauline Browes
Succeeded by Roxanne James
Personal details
Born (1951-11-04) November 4, 1951
Kalymnos, Greece
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Mary Cannis
Children 3
Residence Toronto
Profession Human Resources Consultant

John Cannis (Greek: Γιάννης Κάννης; born November 4, 1951) is a former member of the House of Commons in Canada.

Background

Born in Kalymnos, Greece, Cannis was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario. A successful entrepreneur for 18 years, Cannis owned a Toronto-based international executive search firm and was a member in good standing of Association of Professional Placement Agencies and Consultants. He also served as a computer and human resource consultant.

Cannis and his wife of more than 30 years, Mary, have three children; Irene (Tony), Paul (Christina), Daniel and four grandchildren.

Politics

Cannis ran as the Liberal candidate in the 1993 election in the riding of Scarborough Centre and was elected as a Member of Parliament. He continued to serve for 18 years before his defeat by Conservative Roxanne James in 2011.

From 1999 to 2001, Cannis served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry. As Parliamentary Secretary, he successfully guided four pieces of legislation through the House of Commons and committee stages; specifically, the Privacy Act, the Space Agency Act, the Canadian Tourism Commission Act and the Patent Act.

Notable committee appointments included Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence, Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, Chair of the Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment (SINT) of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (FAAE) and as Vice-Chair on the Standing Committee on Transport.[1]

In 2004, when the Khadr family returned to Canada, they were met by a loud wave of public sentiment in favour of revoking their citizenship and deporting them. Cannis, as the Member of Parliament for their region, called for the entire family to be charged under the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act for "aiding a terrorist organization with which Canada is at war".[2] Prime Minister Paul Martin responded by saying that the Khadrs "have a right to their own opinions".[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2011: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeRoxanne James 13,498 35.55 +5.45
LiberalJohn Cannis 12,028 31.68 -16.99
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt 11,443 30.14 +14.39
GreenElla Ng 998 2.63 -2.83
Total valid votes/Expense limit 37,967100.00+3.10
Total rejected ballots 217 0.57-0.07
Turnout 38,184 54.34+2.21
Eligible voters 70,274 -1.15
Canadian federal election, 2008: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Cannis 17,927 48.67 -6.7 $61,436
ConservativeRoxanne James 11,088 30.10 +2.8 $74,654
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt 5,801 15.75 +1.8 $1,449
GreenElla Ng 2,011 5.46 +2.2 $1,784
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,827100.00$81,313
Total rejected ballots 235 0.63
Turnout 37,062 52.13
Canadian federal election, 2006: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Cannis 23,332 55.4 +1.7
ConservativeRoxanne James 11,522 27.3 +5.3
New DemocraticDorothy Laxton 5,885 14.0 -1.9
GreenAndrew Strachan 1,396 3.3 +0.6
Total valid votes 42,135100.0
Canadian federal election, 2004: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Cannis 20,740 53.7 -13.8
ConservativeJohn Mihtis 8,515 22.0 -0.2
New DemocraticGreg Gogan 6,156 15.9 +8.0
GreenGreg Bonser 1,045 2.7
CommunistDorothy Sauras 152 0.3
Total valid votes 36,608100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Cannis 26,969 67.5 +10.1
AllianceBill Settatree 8,849 22.2 +3.7
New DemocraticAli Mallah 3,171 7.9 -0.3
MarijuanaPaul Coulbeck 959 2.4
Total valid votes 39,948100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Cannis 25,185 57.4 +4.9
ReformBill Settatree 8,106 18.5 -2.2
Progressive ConservativeBrian Shedden 6,976 15.9 -4.6
New DemocraticChris Stewart 3,619 8.2 +4.2
Total valid votes 43,886 100.0
Canadian federal election, 1993: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Cannis 21,084 52.50 $ 48,715
ReformJohn Pope 8,415 20.95 16,324
Progressive ConservativePauline Browes 8,154 20.30 43,354
New DemocraticGuy Hunter 1,599 3.98 24,751
NationalJean Schilling 320 0.80 1,152
Natural LawDavid Gordon 190 0.47 0
IndependentSteven Lam 184 0.46 7,341
LibertarianGeorge Dance 153 0.38 0
Marxist–LeninistFrance Tremblay 38 0.09 105
AbolitionistDenis A. Mazerolle 21 0.05 0
Total valid votes 40,158 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 359 0.89
Turnout 40,517 68.17
Eligible voters 59,431

References

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