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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence

Randeep Sarai

  • Member of Parliament
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
  • Liberal
  • Surrey Centre
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $147,142.20

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Context: House Hansard - 220 - Sep/19/23
Mr. Randeep Sarai
  • Sep/19/23 9:16:46 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the member for Edmonton Strathcona has been a big champion of human rights, wherever they may be. This is something that comes to me as the member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, a very diverse riding, where I hear complaints from Dalits or those who have been subjugated in very inappropriate ways in India, who have faced human rights violations. Christians and Christian minorities, particularly, have been facing gross violations. A lot of tribal people in some of the more rural areas have faced similar fates. Muslims in many parts of India have faced great atrocities and challenges. Women all over the country have faced those challenges. Canada's role is to always make that a priority whenever it deals with foreign affairs matters. We need like-minded allies to also support that. When the world speaks as one voice, I think people have to listen. Canada, which touts being a democracy, should be answerable to other democracies around the world and should uphold those rights. That is how we will get that done, just like members of Parliament in this House today have shown unity, especially the NDP and the Bloc, in condemning this action by the Indian government.
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