council members
ABOUT COUNCIL
Council is the governing body of
the College. The Regulated Health
Professions Act stipulates that it
consist of at least 32 and no more
than 34 members including:
• 16 physicians elected by their peers on
a geographical basis every three years;
• physicians appointed from among the
six faculties of medicine (at the Western
University, McMaster University, Uni-
versity of Toronto, Queen’s University,
University of Ottawa, and the Northern
Ontario School of Medicine);
• no fewer than 13 and no more than
15 non-physician or ‘public’ members
appointed by the provincial government
for terms decided by the government.
Both medical faculty members and public
members may be re-appointed at the end
of their terms. Elected members may not
serve more than three terms (nine con-
secutive years). The College President is
elected from and by Council and serves a
one-year term.
Council members sit on one or more
committees of the College. Each commit-
tee has specific functions, most of which
are governed by provincial legislation.
General Council meetings are held four
times a year to review the activities of the
College and debate and vote upon mat-
ters of general policy. Council meetings
are open to the public and are held in the
3rd floor Council Chamber at 80 College
Street, Toronto.
For more information about the actions,
processes and structures by which the
mandate of the College is fulfilled, please
refer to the Governance Process Manual
available at www.cpso.on.ca under About
Us>Council and Committees.
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
1. Dr. Deborah Hellyer
Windsor, Ontario 4. Dr. Brenda Copps
Hamilton, Ontario 7. Dr. Dennis Pitt
Ottawa, Ontario 10. Dr. Marc Gabel
Toronto, Ontario
2. Dr. Rob Gratton
London, Ontario 5. Dr. Carol Leet
Brampton, Ontario 7. Dr. Judith Plante
Pembroke, Ontario 10. Dr. Richard Mackenzie
Toronto, Ontario
3. Dr. Jerry Rosenblum
Waterloo, Ontario 5. Dr. David Rouselle
Newmarket, Ontario 8. Dr. Steven Bodley
North Bay, Ontario 10. Dr. Haidar Mahmoud
Toronto, Ontario
4. Dr. Scott Wooder
Stoney Creek, Ontario 6. Dr. John Rapin
Kingston, Ontario 9. Dr. Andrew Turner
Thunder Bay, Ontario 10. Dr. Peeter Poldre
Toronto, Ontario
PUBLIC COUNCIL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
Mr. Sudershen K. Beri
Richmond Hill, Ontario Mr. Pierre Giroux
Toronto, Ontario Ms. Judy Mintz
Toronto, Ontario Mr. Emile Therien
Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Lynne Cram
London, Ontario Major Abdul Khalifa
Maple, Ontario Mr. Peter Pielsticker
Brampton, Ontario Ms. Geraldine Sparrow
Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Harry Erlichman , LLB
Toronto, Ontario Mr. John Langs
Toronto, Ontario Ms. Joan Powell
Thunder Bay, Ontario Ms. Debbie Giampietri
Toronto, Ontario Mr. Roy Marra
Caledon, Ontario Mr. Arthur Ronald
Napanee, Ontario
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. Akbar Panju
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
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Dr. Joel Kirsh
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
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Dr. Janet van Vlymen
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
Dr. James Watters
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
Dr. Barbara Lent
Western University
London, Ontario
Dr. Robert Smith
Northern Ontario
School of Medicine
Sudbury, Ontario