Former Ontario health minister joins law firm

Former Ontario health minister Christine Elliott has joined a law firm.

International law firm Fasken made the announcement in a statement issued Wednesday.

The statement said Elliott has joined its Health Law group as counsel in its Toronto office.

Fasken said Elliott will “focus on counseling clients across a broad range of health-care sectors, as well as those in the biotech, and life sciences sectors.”

“She will provide guidance on navigating Canada’s rapidly evolving health regulatory environment,” the statement continued.

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Elliott previously served as deputy premier and minister of health in the Ford government during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other former roles. She didn’t seek reelection in the June provincial election.

The statement noted that Elliott was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980 and was a founding partner, along with her husband Jim Flaherty, of the law firm Flaherty, Dow, Elliott & McCarthy. Elliott has a bachelor of laws degree from Western University.