A former Winnipeg doctor who ran twice as a candidate for Manitoba's Progressive Conservative Party has been stripped of his licence to practise medicine. Previously, Warraich ran as a candidate for Manitoba's Progressive Conservative (PC) Party twice: first in 2011 in the Concordia riding and again in 2016 in Tyndall Park. In 2006, Warraich's medical licence was suspended for two months after he pleaded guilty to signing off on thousands of internet pharmacy prescriptions for American seniors — none of whom he'd seen in person. "Those factors are relevant considerations with respect to whether Dr. Warraich can be rehabilitated at this stage of his career," it said. When the former doctor ran under the PC banner in 2016, the party told CBC News Warraich "co-operated fully with the college and admitted to his mistake in 2006."

Source: CBC News July 18, 2021 17:06 UTC