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Adil Shamji
Adil Shamji MPP is a Canadian physician and politician who has represented Don Valley East in the Ontario Legislative Assembly since 2022, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Before entering politics, Shamji was an emergency physician at Michael Garron Hospital. He was born in Canada to Gujarati immigrant parents from East Africa. Shamji ran as a candidate for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. He withdrew from the race on September 28, 2023 and endorsed Bonnie Crombie.
Shamji earned a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMSc) in microbiology and immunology from the University of Western Ontario in 2007, and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Toronto in 2011, later specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine.
Beginning in 2013, Shamji worked as a physician with Indigenous populations in rural and remote communities in Northern Ontario, the Northwest Territories and the Canadian Arctic. He carried this work on intermittently for eight years.
In 2017, Shamji completed a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government.
Shortly after returning to Toronto, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Shamji worked as the medical director of the enhanced shelter support program, which provides medical care to homeless people, establishing primary care clinics in eight hotels leased out by the city as temporary shelters.
Shamji was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He is the Liberal Party's critic for health, northern development, Indigenous affairs, and colleges and universities. As of July 7, 2024, he serves as the Liberal Party critic for Health, Housing, and Northern and Indigenous Issues.
Shamji announced in March 2023 that he was exploring a run for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, and he formally announced his candidacy on July 4. He withdrew from the race on September 28, 2023 and endorsed Bonnie Crombie; Crombie announced that she would adopt parts of his health and education platforms into hers.
Shamji introduced Bill 10, Publication of Mandate Letters Act, 2022, which would require the premier to publish all mandate letters sent out to government ministers and their parliamentary assistants.
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Adil Shamji
Adil Shamji MPP is a Canadian physician and politician who has represented Don Valley East in the Ontario Legislative Assembly since 2022, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Before entering politics, Shamji was an emergency physician at Michael Garron Hospital. He was born in Canada to Gujarati immigrant parents from East Africa. Shamji ran as a candidate for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election. He withdrew from the race on September 28, 2023 and endorsed Bonnie Crombie.
Shamji earned a Bachelor of Medical Science (BMSc) in microbiology and immunology from the University of Western Ontario in 2007, and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Toronto in 2011, later specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine.
Beginning in 2013, Shamji worked as a physician with Indigenous populations in rural and remote communities in Northern Ontario, the Northwest Territories and the Canadian Arctic. He carried this work on intermittently for eight years.
In 2017, Shamji completed a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government.
Shortly after returning to Toronto, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Shamji worked as the medical director of the enhanced shelter support program, which provides medical care to homeless people, establishing primary care clinics in eight hotels leased out by the city as temporary shelters.
Shamji was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He is the Liberal Party's critic for health, northern development, Indigenous affairs, and colleges and universities. As of July 7, 2024, he serves as the Liberal Party critic for Health, Housing, and Northern and Indigenous Issues.
Shamji announced in March 2023 that he was exploring a run for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, and he formally announced his candidacy on July 4. He withdrew from the race on September 28, 2023 and endorsed Bonnie Crombie; Crombie announced that she would adopt parts of his health and education platforms into hers.
Shamji introduced Bill 10, Publication of Mandate Letters Act, 2022, which would require the premier to publish all mandate letters sent out to government ministers and their parliamentary assistants.