Theresa Tam
Canada
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
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Theresa Tam is a Canadian physician and public servant who served as the chief public health officer of Canada (CPHO), the second-in-command of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Tam initially took the role as acting CPHO following the retirement of her predecessor, Gregory Taylor, on December 16, 2016. She was formally appointed on June 26, 2017. She stepped down as CPHO on June 20, 2025.
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Not directly in the articles, but as Canada's chief public health officer she remains a central figure in safer-supply debates.
Centrists see Tam as a steady hand on public health, though her cautious approach to safer supply draws fire from both harm-reduction advocates and critics.