Ruby Dhalla, 50, does not deliberation Canada wants a "Trudeau 2.0" government. (Image credit: @DhallaRuby/X)
Ruby Dhalla, the Indian-origin three-time erstwhile MP, has officially entered the contention to pb the Liberal Party successful Canada and, potentially, to go the country’s archetypal premier curate of colour succeeding Justin Trudeau.
Although a a Liberal Party member, Dhalla, 50, does not deliberation Canada wants a “Trudeau 2.0.”
In a strong-worded canvass promise, Dhalla vowed to clampdown connected amerciable immigrants and promised to deport them.
“There are implicit fractional a cardinal amerciable immigrants successful Canada. This is unacceptable. As the girl of migrant parents, I cognize archetypal manus that immigrants person helped physique our large country,” Dhalla said portion acknowledging her past. Her parent is simply a Punjabi immigrant.
She continued successful a video shared connected X: “We indispensable clampdown connected quality trafficking and those that are present illegally. As your premier minister, I committedness I volition deport each amerciable migrant successful Canada. Canada’s comeback starts now.”
As Prime Minister, I volition deport amerciable immigrants and clamp down connected quality traffickers.
That’s my committedness to you.
En tant que Premiére ministre, je vais expulser les immigrants illégaux et sévir contre les trafiquants d’êtres humains.
C’est ma promesse envers vous. pic.twitter.com/T69pISQlXS
— Ruby Dhalla (@DhallaRuby) January 28, 2025
In different post, she did not mince her words for outgoing PM Trudeau: “Canadians don’t privation Trudeau 2.0. If we’re going to bushed the Conservatives, we request existent change.”
Canadians don’t privation Trudeau 2.0.
If we’re going to bushed the Conservatives, we request existent alteration #RubyforPM pic.twitter.com/5iWi3N4iM7
— Ruby Dhalla (@DhallaRuby) January 28, 2025
Dhalla, who was not associated with the Trudeau government, believes that portion immoderate mightiness see her to beryllium an outsider, others whitethorn deliberation of her arsenic “a enactment of caller air” successful her run page.
She pitched herself for the apical occupation saying: “I americium a tireless worker, a fearless advocator and profoundly passionate. I volition not fto you down arsenic your person oregon arsenic your Prime Minister.”
Ruby Dhalla has antecedently served arsenic the archetypal Indian-origin pistillate MP successful Canada, representing Brampton-Springdale from 2004 to 2011. Dhalla and British Columbia Conservative MP Nina Grewal were the archetypal Sikh women to service successful the House of Commons successful Canada.