Today

Posted on Twitter Conservative failure to enforce “net benefit” rules killing Canadian jobs. #NDP #cdnpoli http://t.co/qq8GzHRm

Two days ago

Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Hill Dispaches: While Conservatives attack is the NDP too respectful? These include, most prominently, MP Jasbir Sandhu's call on the Prime Minister to apologize for the 1914 Komagatu Maru incident in which South Asian passengers were prevented from disembarking into Canada. There is also a Megan Leslie news release on ...

Three days ago

Mentioned by South Asian Link NDP Demands Harper Government Apologize For Komagata Maru Incident Surrey-North NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu introduced a motion Friday seeking official apology in the House of Commons and launches national petition campaign to bring justice to one of the darkest events in Canada's not so great distant path.

This week

Mentioned by The Vancouver Observer Komagata Maru history vividly revisited in Ali Kazimi's "Undesirables" “The tragedy of the Komagata Maru marks a dark chapter in Canadian history,” said MP Jasbir Sandhu in a statement. “The Conservatives must provide closure on the trauma this has caused in the South Asian community. “That is the only way that healing ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply moved: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should officially apologize in the House of Commons to the South Asian community and to the ...

Posted on Twitter Harper needs to stop playing political games and apologize in the HoC for the Komagata Maru tragedy. http://t.co/lGcrcQlr #NDP #cdnpoli

A week ago

Voted Yes on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted No on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Posted on Twitter #harperbudget bill guts enviro protections, cuts pensions + undermines democracy. Speak out! http://t.co/10iqKLKc #cdnpoli #ndp #surreybc

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, we have seen that the government does not really believe in facts and figures. The crime bill illustrates that. There has been much research ...

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill of more than 450 pages. Not only is the bill's content an ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by Toronto Sun Sikhs celebrate Khalsa in TO NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu said he travelled from his Vancouver-area riding, Surrey North, to attend the parade. “Today the entire community is out to celebrate,” Sandhu said. “It is a great and very important day for Sikhs across the country.

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I, too, join my colleagues from British Columbia to present a petition on behalf of British Columbians who want to protect the waters off ...

Spoke in the House on Citizens Arrest and Self-defence Act Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak to Bill C-26, which amends subsection 494(2) of the Criminal Code, dealing with citizen's arrest. First I want to ...

Mentioned by CKNW News Talk 980 Tens of thousands descend upon Surrey to mark Vaisakhi Jasbir Sandhu, MP for Surrey-North, says it's a unique celebration. "I know in the last 10, 15 years, we've had a similar experience here in Surrey. Where else can you gather 150000 people and enjoy it peacefully? So this is an example of how things ...

Posted on Twitter Tonight at City Centre Library, a town hall on the federal budget, 6:30 pm. Your input most welcome. http://t.co/u6X6FbXT #surreybc

Posted on Twitter I concur. RT @ActingTogether: Don’t cut a worthwhile #youth program http://t.co/EXOKz56Q #Surreybc

Mentioned by CKNW News Talk 980 NDP critical of RCMP pay hike Surrey north MP Jasbir Sandhu is reacting to the surprise RCMP pay hikes that have municipalities scrambling over how to pay for them. "And now we see a familiar trend from the conservatives , they are very used to downloading costs down to the ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Komagata Maru Mr. Speaker, April 4, 1914 was the ill-fated date the Komagata Maru departed from Hong Kong and reached Vancouver's Burrard Inlet on May 23. For two ...

Posted on Twitter Vibrant Surrey is hosting a Poverty Dialogue today in #surreybc 100+ stakeholders assembled.

Spoke in the House on Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama, the ...

Spoke in the House on Human Rights Mr. Speaker, on March 31, India will end its quasi-moratorium on the death penalty by hanging Balwant Singh Rajoana. Canada has an unwavering commitment to human ...

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