Indo-Candian Sikh MP becomes Canada’s 1st Woman House Leader

ProMASS News Bureau: Aug 21, 2016: Indo-Canadian Sikh MP Bardish Chagger has been named as the new Leader of the government in Canada’s House of Commons, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the country’s history.

Chagger, the 36-year-old Waterloo MP and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, was among 19 Indian-origin candidates who won in last year’s general election. The latest development makes her the first woman in Canadian history to hold the job of guiding government legislation through Parliament and replaces Dominic LeBlanc. Chagger was also the first Indo-Canadian woman to become a minister when she was appointed as the Minister of small business and tourism.