About John Abbott John Abbott is the chief executive officer of the Newfoundland-Labrador division of the Canadian Mental Health Association, former deputy minister of NL’s health and community services department, and the last CEO of the Health Council of Canada. Books by John Abbott Newfoundland and Labrador A Health System Profile by (author) Stephen Bornstein, John Abbott, Victor Maddalena, Aimee Letto, Melissa Sullivan & Pablo Navarro