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Sukhminder "Sukh" Singh Dhaliwal (born October 1, 1960) is a Canadian businessman and politician, who has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton since 2015. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Newton—North Delta from 2006 to 2011.
As a professional engineer, Fellow of Engineers Canada, land surveyor and small business owner, Dhaliwal has functioned in many community capacities in Surrey before entering public office. He has participated on the Board of Directors for SEEDS (Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society), served as a member of the City of Surrey Parks and Community Services Committee, and volunteered with the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Emergency Capital Campaign.
In the 2006 Liberal leadership campaign, Dhaliwal initially indicated support for Joe Volpe, but soon 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.
Dhaliwal in 2008 had written to a U.S. District Court judge on official House of Commons stationery in support of convicted international drug trafficker Ranjit Cheema.
On October 14, 2008, Dhaliwal was re-elected to Parliament by nearly 2,500 votes. Following the election, Dhaliwal was elected as the Chair of the Northern and Western Caucus of the Liberal Party, and served as the critic for the Asia Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification Canada.
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.
Dhaliwal lost his seat to Jinny Sims of the New Democratic Party in the 2011 federal election.
Dhaliwal was acclaimed as the candidate for the BC United for the 2013 provincial election. However, he later withdrew after he was charged with six counts of tax evasion related to a business he ran with his wife. He pleaded guilty to three of the charges and was fined $3,000.
In December 2014, Dhaliwal won the Liberal nomination in newly-formed riding of Surrey—Newton ahead of the 2015 election. He defeated NDP incumbent Jinny Sims and won the seat with 56 per cent of the vote.
In 2021, in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre in India, 8 people died in a vehicle-ramming attack. Shaken by the video of the incident Dhaliwal called it a terror attack no different than London, Ontario truck attack.
Dhaliwal endorsed Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Mark Carney on January 16, 2025.
He was elected joint chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
More precisely, M-112 urges the Government of Canada to take stronger and more coordinated actions against foreign interference, including attempts to manipulate Canadian elections, discredit democratic institutions, or influence public opinion through covert means. The motion emphasizes the need for enhanced measures to safeguard Canada’s sovereignty, national security, and democratic integrity from external threats.
This was unanimously passed through the House of Commons on May 8, 2024.
In December 2024, Dhaliwal attempted to introduce a motion in the House of Commons seeking recognition of the 1984 anti Sikh riots in India as a "genocide". Chandra Arya, among other MPs, called out "no" while Dhaliwal was reading the motion, denying it unanimous support. Arya accused Dhaliwal of threatening him on his way out of the Commons chamber after the motion failed.
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