Merrilee is a medical professional and health advocate who has spent her career helping and standing up for the some of the province’s most vulnerable.  For 26 years, she served Kanata and the surrounding area as a family physician.  

She has been active in medical associations and local health care organizations, with advisory roles in the Ontario Medical Association, the Canadian Medical Association, the local LHIN, and with membership on the City of Ottawa Board of Health. As a result, she knows firsthand the harmful impact the Liberal government’s mismanagement of the health system has had on patient care.