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‘People who broke system cannot fix it’: Ruby Dhalla
Dhalla has entered the Liberal leadership race to replace Justin Trudeau.
Ruby Dhalla. / X/@DhallaRuby
“I just found it ironic that all the people that are running as candidates wanting to be the leader have spent the last 10 years creating and developing all of these policies,” says Ruby Dhalla while taking forward her Liberal Party leadership campaign on an aggressive note.
Without naming any of her rival candidates, she says that “the people that broke the system certainly cannot fix it” maintaining that the “Liberal Party is broken. We must clean up the system.” She claims she is the only contestant with no connection to outgoing PM Justin Trudeau.
Ruby Dhalla, three times MP representing Brampton-Springdale riding from 2004 to 2011, is staging a political comeback.
“Canada’s comeback starts now,” she says in her message on social media handles. “The first act that I would do as the leader of the party is to ensure that we get back towards the centre, to the right of centre, because I think that is the need of the hour,” she said.
Describing herself as a “trailblazer, hotelier, philanthropist [and] motivational speaker” on her X page while touting her political and business experience, she adds: “As a self-made businesswoman, I believe that I have a great understanding of the struggles and the sacrifices that business owners and entrepreneurs in our country are facing.”
Her latest post on Instagram says: “I am Ruby Dhalla and I'm running because we must beat Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives. I started off as a volunteer with the party at the age of 14 and today I am running to leave the Liberal Party and become Canada's next Prime Minister,” she says holding that “the Liberal Party is broken. We must clean up the system. The people that broke the system certainly cannot fix it. The time for change is now. The time for real change is now, and together we can make it happen.
“So I invite all of my fellow Canadians and members of the Liberal Party to join me because we can make this happen together. Let's bring our party back to the centre so that we can stand up for Canadians and fight for Canada. Please join me and sign up and vote for Ruby Dhalla. Canada’s comeback starts now.
“And when I took a look at all of the candidates that we're running, I just found it ironic that all the people that are running as candidates wanting to be the leader have spent the last 10 years creating and developing all of these policies,” said her post.
Meanwhile, all seven contestants have aggressively campaigned while conducting membership recruitment drives. The Election Office of the Liberal Party will register new members on Jan.27.
“The Liberal Party of Canada is ready to run a secure, fair, and robust leadership race that will engage and energize our grassroots supporters across the country,” said Sachit Mehra, President of the Liberal Party of Canada. “This is an exciting time for the Liberal Party, and I encourage anyone wanting to join our movement to register as a Liberal by January 27, 2025.”
The Leadership Expense Committee has decided that an individual candidate can spend a maximum of $5 million and have a debt limit of no more than $200,000 at any given time throughout the leadership race.
The committee also wants the contestants to meet the financial requirements outlined in the election notice. The fee for entering the leadership race is Can$350,000, which hopefuls can pay in three instalments by Feb.17 at the latest.
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