John Cannis

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

John Cannis
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough Centre
In office
1993–2011
Preceded byPauline Browes
Succeeded byRoxanne James
Personal details
Born (1951-11-04) November 4, 1951
Kalymnos, Greece
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Mary Cannis
Children3
ResidenceToronto, Ontario
ProfessionHuman Resources Consultant

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 40 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]

Cannis ran as an independent candidate in Scarborough Centre in the 2019 Canadian federal election and received 5.42% of the vote.

Electoral record
2011 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRoxanne James13,49835.55+5.45
LiberalJohn Cannis12,02831.68-16.99
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt11,44330.14+14.39
GreenElla Ng9982.63-2.83
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
Source(s)
Elections Canada "Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011 — Voting results by electoral district". Retrieved October 20, 2015.
"Official Voting Results — Forty-First General Election 2011 — List of candidates by electoral district and individual results".
2008 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Cannis17,92748.67-6.7$61,436
ConservativeRoxanne James11,08830.10+2.8$74,654
New DemocraticNatalie Hundt5,80115.75+1.8$1,449
GreenElla Ng2,0115.46+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
2006 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Cannis23,33255.4+1.7
ConservativeRoxanne James11,52227.3+5.3
New DemocraticDorothy Laxton5,88514.0-1.9
GreenAndrew Strachan1,3963.3+0.6
Total valid votes 42,135100.0
2004 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Cannis20,74053.7-13.8
ConservativeJohn Mihtis8,51522.0-0.2
New DemocraticGreg Gogan6,15615.9+8.0
GreenGreg Bonser1,0452.7
CommunistDorothy Sauras1520.3
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.

2000 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Cannis26,96967.5+10.1
AllianceBill Settatree8,84922.2+3.7
New DemocraticAli Mallah3,1717.9-0.3
MarijuanaPaul Coulbeck9592.4
Total valid votes 39,948100.0

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

1997 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Cannis25,18557.4+4.9
ReformBill Settatree8,10618.5-2.2
Progressive ConservativeBrian Shedden6,97615.9-4.6
New DemocraticChris Stewart3,6198.2+4.2
Total valid votes 43,886 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election: Scarborough Centre
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Cannis21,08452.50$ 48,715
ReformJohn Pope8,41520.9516,324
Progressive ConservativePauline Browes8,15420.3043,354
New DemocraticGuy Hunter1,5993.9824,751
NationalJean Schilling3200.801,152
Natural LawDavid Gordon1900.470
IndependentSteven Lam1840.467,341
LibertarianGeorge Dance1530.380
Marxist–LeninistFrance Tremblay380.09105
AbolitionistDenis A. Mazerolle210.050
Total valid votes 40,158100.00  
Total rejected ballots 3590.89
Turnout 40,51768.17
Eligible voters 59,431
Source(s)
Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Chief Electoral Officer (Canada)
"Official contributions and expenses". Elections Canada.

References
  1. John Cannis – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. CTV, MP wants Khadrs charged under anti-terror laws Archived November 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, April 17, 2004
  3. CBC, Liberal MP calls for charges against Khadrs, April 16, 2004
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