Arpan Khanna
- Born
- July 9, 1990 — Brampton, Ontario
- Education
- Bachelor's degree at Western University; Law degree at the University of Leicester
- Career
- Lawyer, co-founded a small business
- Political Experience
- Ministerial staffer for Jason Kenney; Worked with Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak; Ontario's co-chair for Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign; National Outreach Chair
- Notable
- Named one of the Top 25 most influential Conservatives in federal politics by the Hill Times in 2024; apologized for a homophobic tweet written as a teenager.
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Business & Financial Interests
Arpan Khanna is a lawyer by profession. Before being elected to Parliament, he reportedly practiced law in the private sector. His professional background is in corporate and commercial law.
Key Relationships & Connections
Arpan Khanna has been described as a close ally of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. He served as a national co-chair for Poilievre's successful leadership campaign in 2022. He has also been involved in past Conservative campaigns, including working for Andrew Scheer's leadership bid.
Public Controversies
During the 2019 federal election campaign, when he was a candidate in Brampton North, Khanna faced controversy over a social media post from 2010 that contained a homophobic slur. He publicly apologized for the language used in the old post. His candidacy in the 2023 Oxford by-election also drew some media attention and local criticism because he was not a resident of the riding prior to seeking the nomination.
Where Arpan falls on key policy spectrums
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Arpan Khanna won with 38,191 votes (53.4%)
Total votes cast: 71,551
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Mr. Speaker, I want to start off by recognizing the great farmers in Oxford county who are busy bringing home the harvest. Behind every field, there is a family working around the clock, sacrificing it all, fighting the elements and fighting economic pressures, but they still have hopes that this year they will bring back a strong harvest for Canadians. I want to thank our farmers, who feed our
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' solutions are band-aid solutions. They are not fixing the problem. I just gave recent headlines as examples since their measures have taken effect. A person with 274 convictions was released on bail. I want to send a clear message to Canadians. The crime they are seeing in their communities is not normal. We cannot accept the chaos that is happening on our streets. The
Thank you, Professor. I'm sorry to interrupt. If I can, I just want to get the opinion of the other witness as well. I know we're short on time, so if you don't mind.... Can I please have Mr. Matheson comment as well?
Thank you to all witnesses for coming. Rob, first of all, congratulations on your recent appointment. I want to thank the 20,000 members whom you represent who keep Canadians safe in the work that you do to protect each and every one of us. It does go a long way. It's very much appreciated. Minister of Public Safety When thecame here last week, he mentioned to us that your financial crime unit
Can you do us a favour and define what “serious and complex” is in your mind? What would fall into that bucket?
Thank you so much, Madam Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for coming today. We appreciate your expertise on this matter. Obviously, there's a wealth of knowledge here. My first question is for the professor. I know you ran out of time. The common theme I'm hearing throughout this is that there's currently a lot of fragmentation in the system. Based on what we're hearing and on testimony
The question then becomes this: Who takes the priority on those cases? Obviously, if there's financial crime involved, but there are drugs, terrorism and other criminal activities happening, the FCA is not given the scope to investigate those. Are you telling me there will be more resources required from the RCMP to help support those activities?
Thank you for that. You mentioned that the RCMP already works with all of our international partners and works with other police forces, but we've been told constantly that there's a gap, that something's not working. Can you identify where that problem is, from your perspective, with all the financial experience you have? What is the RCMP not doing that this new agency will be doing?
minister I find that very bizarre. The government's main purpose for pushing this is the fragmentation part, yet they haven't fully figured that out. When we asked the, he said, “Well, we'll look into it”, but I personally believe that the scope of the actual FCA should be very clearly defined because you are going to be forced to enter into an agreement. In this legislation, it says you must
minister Mr. Speaker, first theapproves it, then he gets caught and now he says they have paused it. Under the Liberals, convicted child killers are getting released for cooking classes, and now we have these guys handing out paper straws to prisoners to snort coke. The system is a complete joke. Our streets, our parks and our downtown areas are being destroyed by drugs and disorder. There should
Mr. Speaker, I know the Liberals are looking for a new use for their paper straws, but this is insane. Will the member end this today?
Mr. Speaker, Canadians were shocked to learn that, under the Liberals, federal prisons are handing out paper straws for inmates to snort cocaine with. That is right; there are taxpayer-funded paper straws behind prison walls. The Liberals are literally helping inmates do dangerous drugs, which will make them even more dangerous when they come out of jail. I know they have no use for paper— Some
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to both ministers for coming, and thank you to our department officials. Minister Anandasangaree, how many personnel will be staffed at this new agency?