Earlier, we reported former Squamish councillor Paul Lalli is campaigning for the federal Conservative nomination in Fleetwood-Port Kells. But we hear Kwantlen University College political science instructor Shinder Purewal's name is also being talked up as another contender for that nomination. Of course, such talk in no way implies Mr. Purewal has any intention of running or has even contemplated the matter. But there could be some interesting questions posed if he did enter the race. After all, as our astute readers may remember, there was a hue and cry from the Opposition benches last August when the Martin administration installed Mr. Purewal as the citizenship judge for Surrey. This, after Mr. Purewal reluctantly stepped aside as the Liberal candidate for Vancouver South so that Ujjal Dosanjh could run in the riding. Moreover, when he ran for the Liberals in 2000 in Surrey North, he told The Globe and Mail that voters should cast their ballot for him because "I am a center-left Liberal concerned with the Canadian social safety network." Mr. Purewal hasn't yet returned phone calls placed by Public Eye yesterday and earlier this morning seeking comment on the fact that others have been promoting him as a possible candidate.
Another Grewal party crasher?
July 26, 2006
Does he have to resign as a judge to run for a political party?
What is a citizenship judge anyways? Hokey appointment?
The way politics are done in the east Indian. community:
Ujjal a NDPer turns into a instant Liberal.
Purewal starts out as a NDPer, turns into Center Right Liberal under Paul Martin and could become a Harper Conservative.
East Indian community is hard to figure out
Sean, how come you're not posting anything about more important stuff like Mark Marissen's birthday party. What kind of a gossip columnist are you?
The Marky Mark fan club!
It is very disappointing to see all this possible party switching. In the end it only makes people more wary...but what does that matter...maybe in the end, only those "wanting" something will end up voting, and the rest will feel its a waste. All in all, the indo-canadian is notorious for this, but the king party switcher (Emerson) and the queen (Stronach) are not from this community.
May be they should form a new party called NDPtoLIBERALtoCONSERVATIVE party of Doctors of Surrey with Dr. Cheema as Senior Party Leader and Dr. Purewal as Party Leader.
It amazes me how the Conservatives consistently want to shoot themselves in the foot. Purewal over Lalli. What a bunch of idiots. The Conservatives are populated at the highest levels by withdrawn, out of touch white men who do not understand immigrant politics.
Wanna get rid of Grewal. By all means. She won by a few hundred votes in a riding that should be solid blue by thousands. That says everything. Many Indos stayed home. They don;t care much for party when the candidate is marred by scandal. Lalli's a clean young family guy with good contacts and a solid base and the Tories are giving him the short shrift. What a joke.