Ruby Sahota
- Born
- June 22, 1979 — Toronto
- Family
- Married to Dr. Tejinder Sahota, has a son named Nihal
- Education
- Honours bachelor's degree in Political Science and Peace Studies at McMaster University in 2003; Cooley Law School, graduating in 2007
- Career
- Practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on commercial litigation from 2007 to 2012
- Political Experience
- Elected to House of Commons in 2015, Minister of Democratic Institutions from 2024 to 2025, Chief Government Whip from January to December 2024, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
- Notable
- Her father was the Chairman of the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwara Council
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Ruby Sahota practiced law for five years. Her legal work reportedly focused on corporate, commercial, and real estate law. She worked in both large and small legal firms. Public disclosures list assets such as a principal residence and a rental property in Brampton, Ontario.
Public Controversies
In 2014, Ruby Sahota's victory in the Liberal nomination race for Brampton North was contested by her rival, Martin Singh. Singh's campaign raised concerns about alleged irregularities in the voting process and membership lists. The party ultimately upheld Sahota's win. In 2017, it was reported that a staff member in Sahota's constituency office, who also worked as an immigration consultant, allegedly charged a constituent for immigration services that are typically provided for free by an MP's office. Sahota stated she was unaware of the staffer's actions and fired the individual after the allegations were made public.
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Mr. Speaker, on the day of his funeral, I ask all members to join me in honouring OPP Constable Tarun Bali, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, and in extending our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and fellow officers. We are seeing media reporting in Canada and elsewhere that these shooters were paid for hire, and reports also suggesting that they were paid for by
C-16 Mr. Speaker, where are the Conservatives who used to care about protecting Canadians? They are not in this House. It is the government that has committed to protecting Canadians through our various bills that we have progressed through this House. Billwould protect children from child predators, and the Conservatives voted against it. It is an all-time low.
C-22 C-2 Mr. Speaker, Canadians have questions, victims have questions and the police chiefs have questions as to why it has taken so long for Bill, which was originally Bill, to get through the legislative process. Every day that we wait, more and more victims are created in Canada. Take, for example, the shootings at the synagogues that have just happened recently. Those shooters were paid and
Mr. Speaker, the member talks about underlying crimes that are in the code already, such as assault or mischief. This bill would take the penalties for those crimes and double them for people who would dare prevent somebody from going into their synagogue. I know the community is supportive of this bill, because it would give longer and more meaningful, substantial penalties for those who commit
Madam Speaker, throughout the debate, I have heard the Conservatives make reference to, “Why do we need this bill at all? We already have existing laws.” It is really surprising to me, hearing that come from the Conservatives, considering they claim to be tough on crime and want longer sentences. In this bill, a simple assault committed due to hate would go from five years to 10 years in prison.
C-22 Mr. Speaker, this Conservative opposition is not about scrutinizing bills. We are up for scrutiny. We have amended many of our bills, including Bill. C-22 Billis a bill that we in Parliament have tried to bring many times because, as I know the Conservatives recognize, we need modern tools to fight terrorism and to fight organized crime, but these Conservatives do not really care. They will