Formation | May 2006 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | Advocacy |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Executive Director | Katie Arnup |
Website |
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Canadian Doctors for Medicare is a Canadian non-profit advocacy organization that was founded in Toronto in 2006. The organization argues against the privatization of healthcare.
Canadian Doctors for Medicare is based in Toronto, Ontario. [1]
The organization's first director was Danielle Martin, [2] as of 2023, the executive director is Katie Arnup. [3]
In 2014, the governing board had 17 members, all of them physicians. [2] Board members include Jasmine Gite, [4] and Amit Arya. [5] Board chairs have included Danielle Martin, followed by Monika Dutt, then Joel Lexchin. [6] [2] The organization has had over 1,000 members since 2006. [2]
The organization was founded in May 2006. [2] In 2014, the organization advocated against the introduction of a formal system to facilitate medical tourism in Ontario. [7]
The organization advocates against the privatization of healthcare in Canada. [8] It organized the first Canadian Doctors for Medicare Summit in 2022. [4]