The federal elections were inevitable right from the get go. It was only a matter of when not if they’d be happening. We’ll be going to the polls on the 23rd of this month.
I was going through the list of liberal candidates on the website and I don’t think there’s ever been a team as diverse as this. A lot of Punjabis are running liberal this time. It appears a big chunk of the liberal candidates are ‘non-white’ even more than in the pervious campaigns. Quite a lot of women candidates this time around as well.
Now most liberal-haters will tell you this is a political scheme, but even if this is the case it’s still a reflection of what the liberal party stands for. Doesn’t every party want to reflect mainstreamness and give the appearance they’re tolerant especially in a place like Canada?
Besides Gurbax Singh Malhi and Navdeep Singh Bains who are already in parliament, there are three other candidates who tie a dastaar. Jaswinder Singh Johal from Calgary Northeast, Amarjeet Singh Grewal from Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont and Parmjeet Singh Gill from Winnipeg North.
Whether they’ll be able to win or not, it’s still good to know they’re at least running, and running liberal.
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