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The Honourable
  • Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
  • ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ
PCKC
Dosanjh in 2011
Minister of Health
In office
July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
Prime MinisterPaul Martin
Preceded byPierre Pettigrew
Succeeded byTony Clement
Member of Parliament
forVancouver South
In office
June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byHerb Dhaliwal
Succeeded byWai Young
33rdPremier of British Columbia
In office
February 24, 2000 – June 5, 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorGarde Gardom
Preceded byDan Miller
Succeeded byGordon Campbell
Leader of theBritish Columbia New Democratic Party
In office
February 24, 2000 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byDan Miller(interim)
Succeeded byJoy MacPhail(interim)
Member of theBritish Columbia Legislative Assembly
forVancouver-Kensington
In office
October 17, 1991 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPatrick Wong
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office
August 16, 1995 – February 29, 2000
PremierMike Harcourt
Glen Clark
Dan Miller
Preceded byColin Gabelmann
Succeeded byAndrew Petter
Minister responsible for multiculturalism and Human Rights
In office
May 10, 1995 – February 29, 2000
PremierMike Harcourt
Glen Clark
Dan Miller
Preceded byMoe Sihota
Succeeded bySue Hammell
Minister of Government Services
In office
April 10, 1995 – August 16, 1995
PremierMike Harcourt
Preceded byArthur Charbonneau
Succeeded byColin Gabelmann
Minister responsible for sports
In office
April 10, 1995 – August 16, 1995
PremierMike Harcourt
Preceded byArthur Charbonneau
Succeeded byColin Gabelmann
Personal details
Born(1947-09-09)September 9, 1947(age 76)
Dosanjh Kalan,Punjab,India
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada(2004–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseRaminder Dosanjh
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Ujjal Dev Dosanjh,PCKC(/ˈuːdʒəldoʊˈsɑːndʒ/;[2]Punjabi:ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ;born September 9, 1947) is aCanadianlawyer and politician. He served as the 33rdpremier of British Columbiafrom 2000 to 2001 and as aLiberal Party of Canadamember of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He wasminister of healthfrom 2004 until 2006, when the party lost government. He then served in theOfficial Oppositionfrom January 2006 until 2011. Dosanjh was one of fourvisible minoritiesto serve inPaul Martin's Ministry.

Prior to being involved in federal politics, he spent ten years in provincial politics. He was elected in theVancouver-Kensingtonriding in 1991 as a member of theBritish Columbia New Democratic Party(BC NDP) and re-elected there in 1996. He served as theAttorney General of British Columbiafrom August 1995 to February 2000. When the leader of his party resigned in 1999, Dosanjh put himself forward as a candidate and won the leadership vote. With the win he became Canada's firstIndo-Canadianprovincial leader.He served as the33rdPremier of British Columbiauntil June 2001 when he lost theprovince's general election.He was the last NDP premier of the province untilJohn Horganwas elevated to the position in 2017.

Born in a village in theJalandhar districtofPunjab, India,Dosanjh emigrated to the United Kingdom at the age of 17 before moving to Canada almost four years later. He worked numerous manual labour jobs and attended university, studying political science. He earned his law degree at theUniversity of British Columbiaand opened his own law firm. He has been a vocal opponent of violence and extremism.

Early life and career[edit]

Ujjal Dosanjh was born in Dosanjh Kalan, a village inJalandhar,[3]Punjab, Indiain 1947 after the fall ofBritish Colonial India.[4]

After moving to another village, he lived with his grandfather, Moola Singh Bains, who had established a primary school. Dosanjh gained an early interest in politics from listening to debates between his father, a follower ofJawaharlal NehruandIndian National Congress,and his grandfather, a formerBritish Rajfreedom fighter and socialist.[5]

Dosanjh wanted to pursue an education in political science, but his father wanted him to be a doctor. In 1964, at the age of 17, Dosanjh left India for the United Kingdom where he could pursue his own interests. In London he learned English and worked as an assistant editor for a Punjabi-language newspaper. He emigrated to Canada three and a half years later, arriving in British Columbia on May 12, 1968, to live with his aunt.[6]He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He went on to earn a law degree from theUniversity of British Columbia Faculty of Lawin 1976, and was called to the bar the following year. During this time he taughtEnglish as a second languagecourses atVancouver Community Collegeand worked as an assistant editor of a local Punjabi newspaper. He established his own law practice in 1979, specializing in family and personal injury law.[7]His involvement with community organizations included founding the Farm Workers’ Legal Information Service (later Canadian Farm Workers' Union), serving on the board of directors forBC Civil Liberties Associationand the Vancouver Multicultural Society, and the Labour Advocacy Research Association, as well as volunteer work with MOSAIC Immigrant Services Centre, and the South Vancouver Neighbourhood House.[8]

A prominent moderateSikhin Vancouver, Dosanjh spoke out against violence bySikh extremistswho advocatedKhalistaniindependence from India. As a result of these views, in February 1985 he was attacked in the parking lot of his law office by an assailant wielding an iron bar. Dosanjh, 37 at the time, suffered a broken hand and received 80 stitches in his head.[6][9]

He was targeted again, on 26 December 1999, while he was a member of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia,when his constituency office was broken into and aMolotov cocktailleft burning on a table.[10]

Dosanjh and his wife Raminder have three sons. In April 2000, his middle son, Aseem, was charged with assaulting an Ontario police officer during a bar brawl, but was found not guilty.[11]Dosanjh has travelled back to India several times, on official state business and for personal reasons, since emigrating. In January 2003, he was awarded thePravasi Bharatiya Samman(Expatriate Indian Honour) from Indian Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayeein New Delhi. The award recognises individual excellence in various fields for persons of Indian origin across the world.[12]

In 2014, author Doug Welbanks published a biography,Unbreakable: The Ujjal Dosanjh Story.[13]

Provincial politics[edit]

Dosanjh ran as theBritish Columbia New Democratic Partycandidate in theVancouver Southriding in the1979and1983provincial elections.[14]He lost both times to theBC Social Credit Partycandidates. He ran in the1991 provincial electionin theVancouver-Kensingtonriding where he won as his party came to power. He would be re-elected in that same riding in the1996 provincial election.He spent his first few years as aMember of the Legislative Assemblyas abackbencher.In 1993, he chaired the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills. He served two years as caucus chair for his party[15]until April 10, 1995, when PremierMike HarcourtdismissedRobin Blencoefrom his cabinet and replaced him with Dosanjh as Minister of Government Services and Minister Responsible for Sports.[16]A month later, in a small cabinet shuffle upon the resignation ofMoe Sihota,Harcourt added Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and Human Rights to Dosanjh's portfolio. In another cabinet shuffle, as Sihota was re-instated into the cabinet in August, Dosanjh's portfolio was changed to Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration and he was appointedAttorney General.[15]

As Attorney General, Dosanjh oversaw the resolution of theGustafsen Lake Standoffinvolving theSecwepemc Nation,[5]set up a database for registering violent offenders,[17]established a hate crime division in theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police,[15]and lobbied for more police officers, probation officers, and judiciary.[18]At the same time his office drew criticism for reducing legal aid and closing courthouses.[5]As the Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration he successfully lobbied for laws giving same-sex couples the equal rights and responsibilities for child support, custody and access.[18]In early 1999, a special prosecutor under the RCMP opened an investigation into possible influence peddling by PremierGlen Clarkconcerning casino licensing. On March 4, after theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP) raided the Premier's house, they briefed Attorney General Dosanjh, whose office had to assist, and placed him under a gag order.[19]The order was lifted on August 13, he informed Clark, and called a press conference, after which Clark resigned as Premier. Dosanjh's actions were variously criticized for not informing his party caucus and not going public sooner, and applauded for avoiding perceptions of conflict of interest despite his power to intervene.[20]

Premier of British Columbia[edit]

Theleadership conventionto replace Clark was set for February 20, 2000. Dosanjh was among the front runners, along withCorky Evans,Gordon Wilson,andJoy MacPhailwho all had served at various cabinet posts.[21]Clark, Wilson and fellow MLAMoe Sihotacampaigned specifically against Dosanjh.[5]MacPhail dropped out and endorsed Dosanjh followed by Wilson dropping out and endorsing Evans.[22]Dosanjh was successful and became Premier on February 24, 2000, Canada's firstIndo-Canadianprovincial leader.[23]

As Premier for two and a half sessions of the 36th Parliament, between February 24, 2000 and June 5, 2001, Dosanjh gave priority to issues of health care, education, and balanced budgets. A boost in government revenue from rapidly expanding oil and gas development,[24]led Dosanjh to direct the Finance Minister to draft balanced budget legislation.[25]With the previous year's budget unexpectedly in surplus and increased revenue expected to continue, Dosanjh was able to keep the provincial budget in surplus while increasing spending by 8% in the 2001 budget year.[26]The increased spending was mostly directed to renovations of hospital, public schools and higher education institutions, as well as building cancer treatment centers, lowering post-secondary tuition fees, and creating significantly more new spaces in the province's apprenticeship program and post-secondary institutions.[27]Dosanjh became the first provincial leader to march in a gay pride parade and the provincial government adopted the Definition of Spouse Amendment Act which extended equal rights to same-sex couples.[28]With Dosanjh as Premier theLegislative Assemblyadopted the Tobacco Damages and Health Care Recovery Act which permittedlawsuits against tobacco organizationsto re-coup associated health care expenses, the Sex Offender Registry Act, and the Protection of Public Participation Act which preventedlawsuits against citizens who participated in public processes.[25]

However, the BC NDP were deeply unpopular within the province, reaching a low at 15% support in opinion polls at the time of Glen Clark's resignation as Premier in August 1999.[24]With Dosanjh as leader, support had risen to 21% by August 2000.[24]Dosanjh was consistently ranked higher personal popularity over opposition leader Gordon Campbell until the run-up to the May 16, 2001, provincial election.[clarification needed][29][30]Dosanjh and the BC NDP knew they would not be reelected, so they concentrated their campaign to a few ridings in theLower Mainlandwhich were still considered competitive.[31]Their campaign focused on the expanding economy, issues of health care and education, and Dosanjh's personal popularity over Campbell.[6][30]Dosanjh conceded defeat a week before the election, but requested voters consider making the NDP a strong opposition party.[32]After thevote,on May 16, Dosanjh lost his seat inVancouver-Kensingtonalong with all but two members of his Cabinet in the second-worst defeat of a sitting provincial government in Canada. The BC Liberals won all 77 other seats.

Federal politics[edit]

Following the election loss Dosanjh returned to practicing law and let his party membership lapse.[33]There had been speculation dating back to October 2002 that Dosanjh was interested in joining theLiberal Party of Canada.[34]New Democratic PartyleaderJack Laytonapproached Dosanjh in 2003 to see if he was interested in running as a federal candidate but Dosanjh refused.[33]In March 2004, with a federal election expected in the spring or summer, Prime MinisterPaul Martinapproached Dosanjh to be a candidate for theLiberal Party of Canada.Dosanjh agreed and Martin appointed him toVancouver Southover two other nomination candidates while announcing Dosanjh as part of a team of BC star candidates along with economistDavid Emerson,union leader Dave Haggard, community activist Shirley Chan and Liberal party organizer Bill Cunningham.[35]The advertising of Dosanjh emphasized the party's socially progressive aspect.[36]In theJune electionDosanjh won his riding with 44.5% of the vote.

38th Canadian Parliament[edit]

In the38th Canadian ParliamentDosanjh was appointedMinister of Healthin thefederal Cabinet.As Health Minister, Dosanjh strongly supported Canada's existing single-tier, publicly fundedhealth-care system.[37]Dosanjh introduced legislation to makecigarettes fire safe,[38]new regulations to further limit lead content in children's jewelry,[39]and supported an NDP motion to bantrans fats.[40]He advocated that Canada ratify theWorld Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control,which they did in November 2004.[41]Dosanjh funded a program to revise the Canada food guide to include more multicultural foods and another program to integrate foreign-trained medical professionals into the health-care system.[42][43]Supported by a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, the government agreed to compensate the 6,000 Canadians infected withhepatitis Cfrom tainted blood transfusion.[44]

Along with Prime Minister Martin, a 10-year, $41 billion funding plan was negotiated with the provinces to deliver health care – with $5.5 billion to specifically address wait times that had been an election issue during the 2004 federal election – but they rejected Premiers' demands for a national program to purchase pharmaceuticals in bulk.[37][45]As the Minister of Health, Dosanjh introduced Bill C-12An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseaseswhich updated the 1985Quarantine Act;it was given royal assent in May 2005.[46]

In May 2005, opposition MPGurmant Grewalaccused Dosanjh and the Prime Minister'sChief of Staff,Tim Murphy,of attempting to bribe him with an ambassadorship and a senate seat for his wife,Nina Grewal,if he wouldcross the flooror abstain from a crucial upcoming vote.[47]Grewal released tapes he secretly recorded of the conversation between Dosanjh, Grewal, and Murphy. Dosanjh claimed innocence and accused Grewal of altering the tapes to imply wrongdoing and the Prime Minister dismissed calls to remove Dosanjh from cabinet.[48]Audio analysis concluded that the tapes were altered and theRoyal Canadian Mounted Policedid not pursue any criminal investigations.[49]Nevertheless, fellow MPJohn Reynoldsfiled a complaint with theLaw Society of British Columbiaaccusing Dosanjh of violating theCriminal Codeand the society's Professional Conduct Handbook.[50]The Law Society reviewed the affair and concluded that Grewal had attempted to elicit rewards for his compliance but cleared Dosanjh and Murphy of misconduct charges.[51]

39th Canadian Parliament[edit]

In theJanuary 2006 federal election,Dosanjh decisively won his riding against Tarlok Sablok, the Indo-Canadian Conservative candidate, and the community activist and NDP candidateBev Meslo.[52]With the Liberal party forming theOfficial Opposition,Dosanjh became the critic for National Defence and sat on the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. In theDecember 2006 Liberal leadership racehe supportedBob Rae,a fellow former-NDP premier.[53]When Rae was eliminated on the final ballot, Dosanjh supportedStéphane Dion.[54]With Dion as the new leader, Dosanjh remained on the two committees but his critic responsibility was moved to Foreign Affairs.[55]Dosanjh suffered a mild heart attack on the morning of February 13, 2007, outside the House of Commons. He was attended by fellow MPCarolyn Bennett,who is also a doctor, and he was rushed to hospital where a successfuloperationto remove ablood clotnear his heart was performed.[56]In the second session of the39th Parliament,from October 2007 to September 2008, Dosanjh sat on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, and his critic responsibility was moved Public Safety.[citation needed]

40th Canadian Parliament[edit]

Thenext electionwas called for October 2008. Dosanjh faced sociologist Wai Young running for the Conservatives, health worker Ann Chambers running for the NDP, and an IT consultant, Csaba Gulyas for the Green Party. Dosanjh won by 33 votes over Young, both receiving 38.4% of the vote. A recount confirmed Dosanjh's victory but only by a margin of 22 votes.[57]The Conservative Party requested a second, judicial recount, which again confirmed Dosanjh as the victor.[58]In the40th Canadian Parliament,with his party once again forming the official opposition, Dosanjh was appointed the National Defence critic for the first parliamentary session which was short-lived. During the2008–09 Canadian parliamentary disputehe defended the proposed coalition government as a reaction to inappropriate leadership on economic issues by the existing government.[59]When Dion resigned as party leader, Dosanjh considered but did not run for leadership citing his inability to speak French and again supported Rae's bid.[60]In October 2009,Michael Ignatieffappointed Dosanjh as theLiberals'critic for National Defence.[61]

When the40th Parliamentre-convened for its 2nd session Dosanjh continued as the National Defence critic and served on the Standing Committee on National Defence, as well as the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. In the 3rd session of the 40th Parliament Dosanjh continued with the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, but also sat with the Standing Committee on Health. In September 2010 he was reassigned to being the critic on health for the Liberal Party. Dosanjh introduced private member bill C-467An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (children born abroad)in the 2nd session, and re-introduced it in the 3rd session where it received 2nd reading in September 2010, which would grant natural citizenship to children born to, or adopted by, Canadian citizens working for the federal government (including members of the Canadian Forces).[62]The bill was meant to repeal portions of the April 2009 amendments to theCitizenship Actwhich repatriatedLost Canadiansbut also removed the ability of Canadians to pass their citizenship onto their children if the children are born outside of the country.[citation needed]

Dosanjh was defeated in the2011 federal electionwhich saw theLiberal Partyreduced to third place in theHouse of Commons.

Vaisakhi Parade controversy[edit]

On April 16, 2010, the day prior to the annualVaisakhiParade held in Surrey, B.C., one of the parade organizers issued a statement indicating should Dosanjh and BC Liberal backbencherDave Hayerchoose to attend the parade, their safety could not be guaranteed. This was due in part to comments that Dosanjh had made after the parade in 2007, suggesting a police investigation into reports of a parade float that had a picture ofTalwinder Singh Parmaron it, accused in the Air India bombing. Dosanjh also expressed concerns over some attendees wearingInternational Sikh Youth FederationT-shirts, a group that is classified as a terrorist organization in Canada. At least two complaints were made to RCMP about the comments by one of the parade organizers, Inderjit Singh Bains, on Sher-E-Punjab radio. During part of the show hosted by Gurvinder Dhaliwal, Bains spoke about the importance of honouring the Sikh faith and some logistics of the Surrey, B.C., parade that draws tens of thousands of people.

"Everybody's invited except those who've been excluded", Bains said of the event that would include security for some participants. "Everyone (is invited) except... two people – Ujjal Dosanjh andDave Hayer,"he said." We've never invited them. If they come they should bring their own security. "

PremierGordon Campbellcalled for an apology. None was forthcoming and all three declined to attend the parade.[63] [64]

On April 23, 2010, the RCMP launched an investigation into threats made against Dosanjh on a Facebook site, titled “Ujjal Dosanjh is a Sikh Traitor.” Canada's Parliamentarians condemned any death threats against Dosanjh.[65][66][67]

Award[edit]

In 2003, he was awardedPravasi Bharatiya SammanbyPresident of India.

In 2009, he was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, presented byCanadian Immigrant Magazine.[68]

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