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Amarjeet Sohi, the Edmonton City Councillor for Edmonton Mill Woods-Beaumont, starts his campaign seeking to become a member of parliament in Ottawa with the support of liberal leader Justin Trudeau, who visited Edmonton on June 4, 2015 for the campaign launch at the Maharaja Hall.

Campaign Start of Amarjeet Sohi

Campaign Start of Amarjeet Sohi

In his speech Amarjeet Sohi underlined his initiavite to continue to build safe, strong, and inclusive communities, and he promised to work towards a brighter future for all Canadians at the federal level.

I lived in Edmonton-Mill Woods area for 35 years. I know this riding, I know its people, and I know this city. [...] I have proven to be a strong and effective voice on city council, and now I am ready to serve you as a member of parliament in Ottawa.

 
He also criticized the government's strategies on immigration, integration, and the cutting of health benefits.

Justin Trudeau applauded Sohi's life experience and campaign goal, and acknowledged Sohi as tremendously valuable to the Liberal Party. Trudeau also underlined his plans for changes to the tax system and voiced out his support for low-income and middle-class Canadians.

We can do more for the people who need it by doing less for the people who don’t. That is our plan.


Amarjeet Sohi was born in India and came to Edmonton in 1981. The former bus driver has been involved with the Mill Woods community as volunteer and as the founding member of the Mill Woods Crime Council. He is an advocate for community safety and multiculturism and represents the Council on Rasism Free Edmonton, which is part of the national Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination.

Amarjeet Sohi

Amarjeet Sohi

Justin Trudeau, who was born 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, has served the Liberal Party in the opposition as critic for Youth and Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, and Post Secondary Education, and Youth and Amateur Sport. He was elected the leader of the Liberal Party on April 14, 2013. The Liberal Party is Canada's oldest federal political party founded in 1867 and sits at the centre of the Canadian political spectrum, advocating the principles of liberalism. The party held in Canada for about 69 years, and holds currently 30 Seats in the Senate and 36 Seats in the House of Commons.

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Our editor and founder of Diverse Edmonton Delwar Jahid from Samajkantha Online Inc. was present, met and shook hands with Justin Trudeau, and provided his team the current magazines of local Bangladeshi community organizations BHESA (Bangladesh Heritage and Ethnic Society of Alberta), BPCA (Bangladesh PressClub Centre of Alberta), and MJMF (Mahinur Jahid Memorial Foundation).