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Jagrup Brar

Canadian politician

The Honourable

Jagrup Brar

MLA

Incumbent

Assumed office
November 18,
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byJosie Osborne (Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation)
In office
December 7, &#;– November 18,
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byGeorge Chow
Succeeded byRick Glumac

Incumbent

Assumed office
May 9,
Preceded byPeter Fassbender
In office
May 12, &#;– May 14,
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPeter Fassbender
In office
October 28, &#;– May 12,
Preceded byGulzar Cheema
Succeeded byStephanie Cadieux[1]
Born or (age&#;66–67)[2]
Bathinda District, Punjab, India
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceSurrey, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba

Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician.

He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from to , then Surrey-Fleetwood from to and since A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), he currently serves as Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals. Previously, he served as the Minister of State for Trade from until

Background

Born in Bathinda District, Punjab, India,[3] Brar was part of the India men's national basketball team.[4][5] He moved to Canada to study at the University of Manitoba, where he received a Master's degree in Public Administration.[4] He then moved to Surrey, British Columbia, where he worked in career and entrepreneurship development for non-profit organizations, including as executive director of the Surrey Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society (SEEDS).[4][5]

He has two children with wife Rajwant.[4]

Political career

He first entered politics by running as the NDP candidate in the October by-election for the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge, triggered by the resignation of BC Liberal MLA Gulzar Cheema.[6] He won the by-election with 6, votes (%), defeating Liberal candidate Mary Polak to become a member of British Columbia's 37th Legislative Assembly.[7] He was re-elected to the legislature by winning 11, votes (%) in the provincial election,[8] and served as opposition deputy caucus chair and opposition critic for public safety and the Solicitor General in the 38th Legislative Assembly.[9]

With the NDP reserving the Surrey-Panorama riding for a female candidate in the provincial election,[10] Brar instead contested the newly established riding of Surrey-Fleetwood, winning the seat by 1, votes.[5][11] He was named critic for small business by NDP leader Adrian Dix in April [12]

In early , Brar participated in the Raise the Rates MLA Welfare Challenge by living on $ for one month, the standard wage given to welfare recipients in BC at the time.

Jagrup brar biography of mahatma gandhi for kids Contemporary South Asia. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause. During India's nationalist movement and in several decades immediately after, he was also commonly called Bapu , an endearment roughly meaning "father". Gandhi: 3.

Brar lived in a small room in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for part of the month-long challenge. He lost 26 pounds during the event and reported feeling constantly hungry and his mind "fuzzy" due to a lack of adequate nutrition and sleep. He kept a blog of his experiences and the media exposure surrounding the event significantly raised public awareness of welfare rates in BC.[13]

In August , Brar was criticized by Liberal MLA Bill Bennett for praising Cuba's health and education system on a Punjabi radio station after a holiday in the communist country.[14]

He was defeated in the provincial election by BC Liberal candidate Peter Fassbender by votes.[5][15] He then ran for president of the BC NDP[16] but lost to Craig Keating at the November party convention.[17]

In the provincial election Brar defeated Fassbender in a re-match,[15] then won re-election in the provincial election.[18] He was acclaimed as caucus chair for the governing NDP on November 10, , replacing outgoing chair Bob D'Eith.[19]

On December 7, , he was named Minister of State for Trade by PremierDavid Eby.[20][21] After the election, he was named Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals.[22]

Electoral record

British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Fassbender8,+$,
New DemocraticJagrup Brar8,$74,
GreenTim Binnema1,$1,
ConservativeMurali Krishnan$1,
VisionArvin Kumar59&#;$2,
Total valid votes 19,&#;
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 19,+
Registered voters 35,
Source: Elections BC[28]

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    "Surrey-Fleetwood results: Langley mayor Fassbender defeats NDP incumbent". Global News. Retrieved March 13,

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    Biography of mahatma gandhi death By the late s, the League and the Congress had impressed in the British their own visions of a free future for Indian people. Some writers present Gandhi as a paragon of ethical living and pacifism, while others present him as a more complex, contradictory and evolving character influenced by his culture and circumstances. British Columbia provincial government of David Eby. After Gandhi returned from the Second Round Table conference, he started a new satyagraha.

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    Jagrup brar biography of mahatma gandhi In other projects. Archived from the original on 27 December Jean-Luc Nancy said that the French philosopher Maurice Blanchot engaged critically with Gandhi from the point of view of "European spirituality. Univ of California Press.

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    Biography of mahatma gandhi hindi: He did not disagree with the party's position, but felt that if he resigned, Gandhi's popularity with Indians would cease to stifle the party's membership, which actually varied, including communists, socialists, trade unionists, students, religious conservatives, and those with pro-business convictions, and that these various voices would get a chance to make themselves heard. On 30 January , the contents of another urn were immersed at Girgaum Chowpatty. Modern India: the origins of an Asian democracy. He kept a blog of his experiences and the media exposure surrounding the event significantly raised public awareness of welfare rates in BC.

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    "Jagrup Brar, Jinny Sims and Garry Begg upset Liberals in Surrey ridings". CBC News. Retrieved March 13,

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    Jagrup brar biography of mahatma gandhi in english Download as PDF Printable version. The political base behind Gandhi had broken into factions. To report about any issues in our articles, please feel free to Contact Us. She often accompanied him during his travels and demonstrations, sharing his burden and supporting his visions for social reform and justice in India.

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George ChowMinister of State for Trade
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