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Dosanjh had recently stated that Sikh extremism was on the rise in Canada and was being abetted by political correctness in the name of diversity. [112] Singh "spent much of his early political career as an MP in Ontario lobbying the province to recognize India's 1984 anti-Sikh riots as an act of genocide". [113]
Ruby Dhalla — First Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. Ruby Sahota — MP of Brampton North; Sabi Marwah — Member of the Canadian Senate; Sonia Sidhu — MP of Brampton South; Sara Singh — Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party; Sindi Hawkins — MLA for Kelowna-Mission, BC; Sukh Dhaliwal — MP for Surrey ...
First Sikh elected to the British Columbia Legislature Ujjal Dosanjh ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ (born 1947) Vancouver-Kensington: October 17, 1991: May 15, 2001: NDP [199] Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Federal MP (2004–2011) First Visible Minority Premier of British Columbia Harry Lali (born 1956) Yale-Lillooet ...
Sept. 10, 2023: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveys strong concerns about Sikh separatist protests in Canada to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of a G20 summit in New Delhi.
Born to a Sikh family in Sujapur, Punjab, India, Dhaliwal emigrated from India in 1999 and became a Canadian citizen three years later.As a businessman, he co-founded a successful land surveying company and played an important role in the municipal politics of Surrey where he is said to have dominated the Surrey Electors Team membership list by signing up over 2,600 new party members.
Canada tried getting the support of the Five Eyes nations for a joint condemnation of India over its alleged role in the killing of a Sikh leader just days before Justin Trudeau went public with ...
Canadian police have warned an aide to a Sikh leader who was assassinated in British Columbia last year, of an increased threat to his life, a prominent Sikh separatist said on Tuesday. Gurpatwant ...
Dhalla and British Columbia Conservative MP Nina Grewal were the first Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. [4] [5] She was defeated by Conservative Parm Gill in the 2011 federal election. On January 22, 2025, she announced her candidacy in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election. [6]