Jasraj Singh Hallan is a

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politician who was elected to represent the riding of

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in the House of Commons of Canada in the

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. Born in

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parents, he immigrated to Canada as a child and was raised in

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. He is a businessman in Calgary, owning a home building business.

Early Life and Career

Hallan came to Canada at a very young age. He was the son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai. Hallan grew up as an at-risk youth in NE Calgary and graduated from Lester Pearson High School. He has completed an accounting diploma from SAIT. He also has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a homebuilding business in which he built many homes for families in Calgary.

Politics

Hallan previous ran in the

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for the riding of

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for the

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losing to

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. Following the death of then Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn,

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in 2019, the

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opened a nomination race for the Conservative Candidacy for Calgary Forest Lawn in the

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. The nomination was contested by Obhrai's son, Aman Obhrai, Calgary City Councillor

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and Amrit Rai Nannan and was won by Hallan. Following the nomination Hallan successfully won the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election with almost 60% of the popular vote. Hallan voted in support of Bill C-233 - an act to amend the ''Criminal Code'' (

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), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.

Personal life

Hallan and his wife still live in the NE and have 2 daughters. Having an immigrant background with a rough childhood, he now dedicates his time to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada. Hallan has previously sponsored a refugee family from Afghanistan in 2019

Electoral record

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Provincial

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallan, Jasraj Living people Businesspeople from Calgary Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Dubai Indian emigrants to Canada Emirati emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Indian descent Canadian people of Punjabi descent Canadian Sikhs Politicians from Calgary 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) United Conservative Party candidates