Rameshwer Singh Sangha (born June 6, 1945) is a former Canadian politician who served as

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(MP) for the riding of

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from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election and was re-elected in

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. On January 25, 2021, Sangha was removed from the

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caucus based on accusations he made that multiple other Liberal MPs supported the

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— allegations the Liberal Party deemed "baseless". He then sat as an

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in the House of Commons. Sangha voiced these allegations publicly in a 2019 interview with the Punjabi-language channel 5AAB.

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, the Government Chief Whip, issued a statement reading: "As we have made clear time and time again, we will not tolerate conspiracy theories, or dangerous and unfounded rhetoric about Parliamentarians or other Canadians. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for many Canadians to experience suspicions because of their background; we all know where this can lead." He did not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.

Electoral history

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangha, Ramesh Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Lawyers in Ontario University of Windsor alumni Canadian people of Punjabi descent 21st-century Canadian politicians 1945 births Politicians from Brampton Politicians affected by a party expulsion process Indian emigrants to Canada