Arthur Porter (Canada)
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Professor Arthur T Porter IV, PC
, MD
(born in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Canadian Physician
and Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre
in Montreal, where he is professor of oncology
. He is a Member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee
of Canada, a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
, and a member of the Board of Directors of Air Canada
. He is also Chairman of the Board of CancerPartnersUK, a UK-based private cancer treatment provider.
is a noted Sierra Leone Creole Historian and Anthropologist of African American, Jamaican, and European descent.
On November 10, 2011 Dr. Porter resigned as the head of Canada's Security Intelligence Review Committee, after coming under fire for his relationship with a Montreal consultant named Ari Ben-Menashe
, connected to global arms deals and an alleged plot for a coup in Africa.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-spy-watchdog-quits/article2232306/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/spy-watchdogs-business-dealings-raise-eyebrows/article2230218/
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(born in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Canadian Physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre
McGill University Health Centre
The McGill University Health Centre is a network of teaching and community hospitals in Montreal, Quebec, Canada affiliated with McGill University....
in Montreal, where he is professor of oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
. He is a Member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee
Security Intelligence Review Committee
The Security Intelligence Review Committee is an independent agency of the government of Canada empowered to oversee and review the operations of Canada's security service, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and investigate complaints against CSIS...
of Canada, a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
, and a member of the Board of Directors of Air Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
. He is also Chairman of the Board of CancerPartnersUK, a UK-based private cancer treatment provider.
Early life
Arthur Thomas Porter IV was born in 1956 in Freetown Sierra Leone. His father, Arthur T Porter IIIArthur Thomas Porter
Professor Arthur Thomas Porter III was a Creole professor and author of West Indian, Jamaican Maroon and Nova Scotian settler descent....
is a noted Sierra Leone Creole Historian and Anthropologist of African American, Jamaican, and European descent.
On November 10, 2011 Dr. Porter resigned as the head of Canada's Security Intelligence Review Committee, after coming under fire for his relationship with a Montreal consultant named Ari Ben-Menashe
Ari Ben-Menashe
Ari Ben-Menashe is the author of Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network, a book purporting to describe his involvement in Iran-Contra and other intelligence operations. An Iraqi Jew who was educated in Israel, he is a former Israeli government employee, and has said that he...
, connected to global arms deals and an alleged plot for a coup in Africa.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-spy-watchdog-quits/article2232306/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/spy-watchdogs-business-dealings-raise-eyebrows/article2230218/