ADVERTISEMENTs

‘East Indians in Canada’ Part 6: Doctors are not far behind in jumping onto the Canadian political bandwagon

Other than doctors, both allopathic and academicians, numerous paramedics belonging to the East Indian community have impacted local, provincial, and federal politics.

Representative Image. / Pexels

The first East Indian legislators to enter provincial assemblies in Manitoba and Alberta happened to be allopathic doctors. One of them, Dr Gulzar Singh, who led the political crusade for his community in Manitoba in the mid-80s, earned the rare distinction of representing two provincial assemblies.
 
After his election to the Manitoba provincial assembly in 1988, two years after Munmohan (Moe) Sihota became the first East Indian to get elected to a provincial assembly in Canada, Dr Gulzar Singh earned the distinction of scripting history in the second Canadian province, Manitoba.

Also read: ‘East Indians in Canada’ Part 5: Conservatives and Liberals have record number of East Indian candidates for April 28 polls
 

This post is for paying subscribers only

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Comments