Gurbax Singh Malhi, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. An Indo-Canadian Sikh, he is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton for the Liberal Party. Malhi was educated at Punjab University, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, English and History. He moved to Canada in 1975, and was initially a factory worker before becoming a real estate agent.
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- Gurbax Singh Malhi, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. An Indo-Canadian Sikh, he is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton for the Liberal Party. Malhi was educated at Punjab University, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, English and History. He moved to Canada in 1975, and was initially a factory worker before becoming a real estate agent. He has served on the Parents' Advisory Council for Marvin Heights Public School in Mississauga. He was first elected to parliament in the federal election of 1993, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Harry Chadwick and Reformer Darlene Florence in the BGM riding. He and fellow Liberal Herb Dhaliwal were the first two Canadian Sikhs elected to the Canadian House of Commons. Malhi was also the first "turbaned Sikh" elected to parliament anywhere in the western world. Prior to 1993, Canadian law prohibited members of parliament from wearing headgear of any sort in the Commons. Malhi's insistence on wearing a turban caused the law to be changed shortly after the election. Mahli was re-elected in the 1997 election over Florence and PC candidate Beryl Ford. In 1998, the riding's name was changed to Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale. He was re-elected with the greatest majority of his career in the 2000 election. He was again re-elected with a significant plurality over Conservative Raminder Singh Gill in the 2004 election, despite the fact that his riding was a key Conservative target. Mahli has publicly stated his opposition to same-sex marriage, and has voted against same-sex marriage numerous times. When Paul Martin was sworn in as Prime Minister in late 2003, he appointed Malhi as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, with special emphasis on Entrepreneurs and New Canadians. After the 2004 election, he was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and later was named the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. On March 5, 2009 Malhi attended a rally on the violence in Sri Lanka, apparently hosted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, more commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) who are a listed terrorist organization in Canada. Malhi claimed in a statement that to his knowledge, the group organizing the rally had no know connection to the Tigers and was not aware of other speakers voicing support of the LTTE, despite the speaker who thanked him for attending said right after "freedom fighters -- Tamil Tigers!" Malhi also claimed not to "realize the significance of these [LTTE] flags", of which there were several surrounding him.
- L'honorable Gurbax Singh Malhi, C.P. , B.A. est un homme politique canadien; il est actuellement député à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription de Bramalea—Gore—Malton sous la bannière du Parti libéral du Canada. Il fut d'abord élu au parlement en 1993, défaisant le député progressiste-conservateur sortant Harry Chadwick et la candidate réformiste Darlene Florence dans sa circonscription. Lui et son collègue libéral Herb Dhaliwal furent les deux premiers Sikhs canadiens à être élus à la Chambre des communes. Malhi fut également le premier "Sikh à turban" dans tout le monde occidental à être élu à un parlement . Avant 1993, la loi canadienne interdisait tout couvre-chef, quel qu'il fut, dans la Chambre des communes. L'insistance de Malhi à porter son turban a mené à la modification de la loi peu après l'élection.
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- Gurbax Singh Malhi, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. An Indo-Canadian Sikh, he is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton for the Liberal Party. Malhi was educated at Punjab University, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, English and History. He moved to Canada in 1975, and was initially a factory worker before becoming a real estate agent.
- L'honorable Gurbax Singh Malhi, C.P. , B.A. est un homme politique canadien; il est actuellement député à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription de Bramalea—Gore—Malton sous la bannière du Parti libéral du Canada. Il fut d'abord élu au parlement en 1993, défaisant le député progressiste-conservateur sortant Harry Chadwick et la candidate réformiste Darlene Florence dans sa circonscription.
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