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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder 
| image           =
| imagesize       = 
| riding          = [[Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]]
| term_start      = October 25, 1993
| term_end        = May 2, 2011
| predecessor     = [[Pauline Browes]] 
| successor       = [[Roxanne James]]
| party           = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1951|11|04}}
| birth_place     = [[Kalymnos]], [[Kingdom of Greece|Greece]]
| residence       = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]
| profession      = [[Human resource consulting|Human Resources Consultant]]
| spouse          = Mary Cannis
| children        = 3
}}
'''John Cannis ''' ({{langx|el|Γιάννης Κάννης}}; born November 4, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He was a former member of the [[House of Commons of 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 40 years, Mary, have three children; Irene (Tony), Paul (Christina), Daniel and four grandchildren.

==Politics==
Cannis ran as the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 election]] in the riding of [[Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]] and was elected as a [[Member of Parliament (Canada)#Members and electoral districts|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 (Canada)|Minister of Industry]]. As Parliamentary Secretary, he successfully guided four pieces of legislation through the House of Commons and [[Standing committee (Canada)|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 (Canada)|Standing Committee]] on National Defence,  [[Chairman|Chair]] of the [[Standing committee (Canada)|Standing Committee]] on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, [[Chairman|Chair]] of the [[Committee#Subcommittees|Subcommittee]] on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment (SINT) of the [[Standing committee (Canada)|Standing Committee]] on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (FAAE) and as [[Chairman|Vice-Chair]] on the [[Standing committee (Canada)|Standing Committee]] on Transport.<ref>{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=808c849b-005c-427d-9981-878117b6586e|nolist=yes}}</ref>

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 (Canada)|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".<ref>[[CTV Television Network|CTV]], [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20040417/khadr_mp_040416/Canada/ MP wants Khadrs charged under anti-terror laws] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127102141/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20040417/khadr_mp_040416/Canada/ |date=November 27, 2004 }}, April 17, 2004</ref> Prime Minister [[Paul Martin]] responded by saying that the Khadrs "have a right to their own opinions".<ref>[[CBC.ca|CBC]], [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/liberal-mp-calls-for-charges-against-khadrs-1.508771 Liberal MP calls for charges against Khadrs], April 16, 2004</ref>

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

==Electoral record==
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Scarborough Centre}}
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Scarborough Centre}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''John Cannis'''|17,927|48.67| -6.7|$61,436}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Roxanne James|11,088|30.10| +2.8|$74,654}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Natalie Hundt|5,801|15.75| +1.8|$1,449}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ella Ng|2,011|5.46| +2.2|$1,784}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|36,827|100.00|$81,313 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|235| 0.63}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|37,062| 52.13}}
{{End}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''John Cannis'''|23,332|55.4| +1.7}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Roxanne James|11,522|27.3|+5.3 }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Dorothy Laxton|5,885|14.0| -1.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Andrew Strachan|1,396|3.3| +0.6}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 42,135|100.0}}
{{End}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''John Cannis'''|20,740|53.7|-13.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|John Mihtis|8,515|22.0|-0.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Greg Gogan|6,156|15.9|+8.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Greg Bonser|1,045|2.7|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Dorothy Sauras|152|0.3|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 36,608|100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''John Cannis'''|26,969|67.5|+10.1}}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Bill Settatree|8,849|22.2|+3.7}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ali Mallah|3,171|7.9|-0.3}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Paul Coulbeck|959|2.4|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 39,948|100.0}}
{{end}}
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)|Scarborough Centre|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|'''John Cannis'''|25,185|57.4|+4.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Bill Settatree|8,106|18.5|-2.2}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Brian Shedden|6,976|15.9|-4.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Chris Stewart|3,619|8.2|+4.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|43,886 |100.0}}
{{end}}

{{1993 Canadian federal election/Scarborough Centre}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051026182233/http://www.johncannis.parl.gc.ca/ Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215194109/http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=52 How'd They Vote?: John Cannis' voting history and quotes]
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=9046}}

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