Ruby Sahota

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The Honourable
Ruby Sahota
PC MP
File:Ruby Sahota.jpg
Sahota in 2025
Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of Democratic Institutions
In office
December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDominic LeBlanc
Succeeded byArielle Kayabaga
Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
In office
December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byFilomena Tassi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chief Government Whip
In office
January 8, 2024 – December 20, 2024
Interim: January 8, 2024 – July 9, 2024
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded bySteven MacKinnon
Succeeded byMona Fortier
Member of Parliament
for Brampton North—Caledon
Brampton North (2015–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born (1979-06-22) June 22, 1979 (age 47)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal
SpouseTejinder Sahota
Children1
Residence(s)Brampton, Ontario, Canada[1]
Alma mater
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteOfficial website

Ruby Sahota[2] PC MP (born June 22, 1979)[3][4] is a Canadian lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she is currently serving as Secretary of State (Combatting Crime). She previously served as the Minister of Democratic Institutions from 2024 to 2025 and has represented the federal riding of Brampton North and its successor riding Brampton North—Caledon in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[5][6] She also previously served as the Chief Government Whip from January to December 2024.

Early life and education

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Sahota was born in Toronto after her parents arrived in Canada from Punjab, India in the late 1970s,[7] and was raised in Brampton. Her father previously was the Chairman of the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwara Council.[8]

Sahota attended Brampton's Central Peel Secondary School from 1993 to 1998, and then graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in Political Science and Peace Studies at McMaster University in 2003.[9] She then attended Cooley Law School, graduating in 2007.[10]

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From 2007 to 2012, Sahota practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on commercial litigation.[11][12]

Political career

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Sahota sought the Liberal nomination for the newly created riding of Brampton North, winning it on March 1, 2015.[13]

The general election campaign involved some controversy, as Sahota's campaign criticized leaflets circulated by her opponent, Conservative incumbent Parm Gill, which it was alleged were deliberately aimed at confusing Sahota with previous Liberal Party MP Ruby Dhalla.[14] Sahota defeated Gill to win the election.

Once elected, Sahota was appointed to both the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. She was subsequently named to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. On February 1, 2017, she was elected Chair of the Federal Liberal Ontario Caucus by her peers. As Caucus Chair, she presides over meetings, leads discussions, and is an important link between Ontario Liberal MPs and the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet.

Sahota was appointed interim Chief Government Whip on January 8, 2024, replacing Steven MacKinnon while he was appointed interim Government House Leader while Karina Gould was on maternity leave. MacKinnon was promoted to Minister of Labour on July 9, 2024 making Sahota's appointment as whip permanent.[15]

Sahota became Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario in December 2024. She was appointed by Prime Minister Mark Carney to be part of the 30th Canadian Ministry as Secretary of State (Combatting Crime).[16]

Personal life

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She is married to podiatrist Dr. Tejinder Sahota and has a son named Nihal.

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Brampton North—Caledon
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ruby Sahota 22,847 49 –2.51
Conservative Amandeep Judge 22,105 47.4 +14.34
New Democratic Ruby Zaman 1,008 2.16 –11.79
People's Sat Anand 635 1.37 +0.41
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,595
Total rejected ballots 449
Turnout 47,044 68.05
Eligible voters 69,132
Liberal hold Swing –8.43
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ruby Sahota 22,976 53.87 +2.44
Conservative Medha Joshi 13,292 31.16 +3.49
New Democratic Teresa Yeh 6,386 14.97 -1.92
Total valid votes 42,654
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 42,654 56.61 -8.58
Eligible voters 75,344
Source: Elections Canada[19]
Liberal hold Swing -0.53
2019 Canadian federal election: Brampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ruby Sahota 25,970 51.42 +3.05 $76,162.12
Conservative Arpan Khanna 13,973 27.67 -5.32 $100,060.30
New Democratic Melissa Edwards 8,382 16.90 +0.40 $17,829.85
Green Norbert D'Costa 1,516 3.00 +1.10 $0.00
People's Keith Frazer 510 1.01 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,502 99.03
Total rejected ballots 496 0.97
Turnout 50,998 65.19
Eligible voters 78,229
Liberal hold Swing +4.11
Source: Elections Canada[20][21]
2015 Canadian federal election: Brampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ruby Sahota 23,297 48.37 +20.21 $136,386.70
Conservative Parm Gill 15,888 32.99 -15.88 $194,312.26
New Democratic Martin Singh 7,946 16.50 -2.34 $78,854.84
Green Pauline Thornham 915 1.90 -1.78 $146.44
Communist Harinderpal Hundal 120 0.25 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,166 100.00   $206,076.29
Total rejected ballots 318 0.66 –
Turnout 48,484 66.13 –
Eligible voters 73,321
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +18.05
Source: Elections Canada[22][23]

References

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  12. ^ Ruby Sahota Biography, Liberal.ca.
  13. ^ Another Ruby wins Liberal nomination for Brampton North, Can-India News, March 5, 2015.
  14. ^ Althia Raj, Ruby Sahota, Liberal Candidate, Incensed At Tory Parm Gill's Name Game, The Huffington Post, August 24, 2015.
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  22. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton North, 30 September 2015
  23. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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