Sukh Dhaliwal, MP is a businessman and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is currently the Liberal Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta, elected in the 2006 federal election. A Sikh, he emigrated from India in 1984 and became a Canadian citizen three years later.
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- Sukh Dhaliwal, MP is a businessman and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is currently the Liberal Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta, elected in the 2006 federal election. A Sikh, he emigrated from India in 1984 and became a Canadian citizen three years later. As a businessman, he 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. This represented over half the total number of members. However, in the November 1999 municipal elections Dhaliwal lost his own bid for a seat on city council. He was the federal Liberal candidate for the Newton-North Delta riding in 2004, but lost to Conservative Gurmant Grewal by just over 500 votes. After a turbulent term in office, Grewal decided to not seek re-election, and in 2006 Dhaliwal faced Conservative newcomer Phil Eidsvik. The NDP was also strong in the riding, and 2004 candidate Nancy Clegg, also ran again. Dhaliwal succeeded in winning the seat by 1000 votes. In the 2006 Liberal Leadership campaign, Dhaliwal initially supported Joe Volpe. After Volpe encountered a fundraising scandal, Dhaliwal withdrew his support and moved to support Michael Ignatieff. Dhaliwal was instrumental in building support for Ignatieff's campaign in the Sikh community. Dhaliwal played a key role in Ignatieff’s short-lived, but successful, second leadership campaign in 2008. On October 14, 2008 Sukh Dhaliwal was re-elected to Parliament by 2500 votes, defeating the NDP’s Teresa Townsley, a Delta School Board Trustee, and the Conservative Party’s Sandeep Pandher. Following the election, Dhaliwal was elected as the Chair of the Northern and Western Caucus of the Official Opposition. He is currently the critic for the Asia Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification Canada. Dhaliwal has distinguished himself as an MP that puts the will of his constituents ahead of all considerations, including his party. For instance, Dhaliwal has always voted to in favour of laws to get tough on crime. Dhaliwal has advocated a balanced approach to government that invests in Canadians, reduces taxes and keeps the country out of deficit. Efforts to protect Burns Bog also received a boost from Dhaliwal's strong support, which included bringing Ignatieff and past Leader Stéphane Dion to the Bog. Dhaliwal has served on several House of Commons Committees: International Trade; Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; and Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Ethics Committee attracted high profile attention when it investigated allegations surrounding Karlheinz Schreiber’s dealings with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
- Sukh Dhaliwal est un homme politique canadien; il est actuellement député à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription britanno-colombienne de Newton—Delta-Nord sous la bannière du Parti libéral du Canada. Sikh originaire du Punjab, en Inde, Dhaliwal émigre au Canada en 1984 et devient citoyen canadien trois ans plus tard.
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- Small Businessman, Engineer and Land Surveyor
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- Sukh Dhaliwal, MP is a businessman and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is currently the Liberal Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta, elected in the 2006 federal election. A Sikh, he emigrated from India in 1984 and became a Canadian citizen three years later.
- Sukh Dhaliwal est un homme politique canadien; il est actuellement député à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription britanno-colombienne de Newton—Delta-Nord sous la bannière du Parti libéral du Canada. Sikh originaire du Punjab, en Inde, Dhaliwal émigre au Canada en 1984 et devient citoyen canadien trois ans plus tard.
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