It reminds me why my grandfather chose Canada. When a young girl approaches me and says, “Maybe I’ll be Canada’s first woman elected Prime Minister,” I say – yes, you could be!
We have a duty to advocate for equality and fundamental human rights foreveryone everywhere. Our beautiful corner of the world can provide support and strength and a blue print to implement improved laws for LGBTQ people around the globe.
Manjot S. Hallen, co-founder of Vancouver-based law firm Warnett Hallen LLP, is the President of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia. Recently elected in March, Hallen is the first Indo-Canadian to become the Liberal Party’s president in British Columbia.
Honourable Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan is the current Minister of National Defence and a Member of Parliament representing the riding of Vancouver South. Sajjan was first elected during the 2015 federal election and was sworn into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as defence minister on November 4, 2015.
