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Portrait of Ruby Sahota. Photo: TAG TV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Honourable

Ruby Sahota

Liberal · Brampton North—Caledon, ON

Sitting MPfemaleAge not recorded

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Biography

Ruby Singh Sahota is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been Secretary of State since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Sahota has been amember of Parliament (MP) since 2015, representing Brampton North and its successor riding Brampton North—Caledon. She was Chief Government Whip in 2024 and Minister of Democratic Institutions from 2024 to 2025. encyclopedia

Born
Toronto
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
lawyer, politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Brampton North—Caledon

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Ruby Sahota22,847
    Amandeep JudgeRunner-up · Conservative22,105

    Difference 742 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Brampton North--Caledon.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Brampton North

    Liberal · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
    Ruby Sahota23,412
    Medha JoshiRunner-up · Conservative13,289

    Difference 10,123 votes. 1 other candidate also ran.

    Elections Canada, 44th general election.

    encyclopedia

  3. Brampton North

    Liberal · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
    Ruby Sahota25,970
    Arpan KhannaRunner-up · Conservative13,973

    Difference 11,997 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 43rd general election.

    encyclopedia

  4. Brampton North

    Liberal · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19
    Ruby Sahota23,297
    Parm GillRunner-up · Conservative15,888

    Difference 7,409 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 42nd general election.

    encyclopedia

Education

  • Central Peel Secondary SchoolDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Cooley Law SchoolDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Western Michigan UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • McMaster UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.

    Government roles

    In their own words

    6,326 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.

    Mr. Speaker, we have strengthened our Criminal Code of Canada over the last year. We made over 80 different changes with the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act and over 90 different changes with the Protecting Victims Act. We are seeing results across the country. Crime stats are co…Oral Questions — Public Safety · 2026-09-24

    Where they stand

    Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.

    A stored score on 7 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.

    Climate

    Faster fossil phase-down

    The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

    Excerpts repeat support for carbon tax, net-zero targets, hard caps on oil and gas emissions and phasing out subsidies.

    Although the oil and gas sector is only 5% of the economy, it is responsible for 26% of Canada's emissions. The petitioners call for a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector to address the climate crisis. They give a five-point plan on how to do so, by restricting pollution, reducing emissions, addressing extraction methods and the burning of fossil fuels, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.
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    Energy

    Expand production and export

    The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas

    Excerpts state commitment to energy superpower status including oil and gas production with low emissions.

    Speaker, the truth is that the Government of Canada is committed to making our country an energy superpower. I think we can agree about that.
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    Fiscal policy

    Lower taxes and tighter spending

    The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

    Excerpts repeat support for decreasing taxes on the middle class.

    We will be decreasing taxes for the middle class, and we will also be open and transparent with our spending. In the weeks to come we will see the budget unfold and members will have answers to some of those questions, but taxes will be decreased.
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    Foreign affairs

    Assertive alliances and sanctions

    The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

    Excerpts repeat condemnation of Chinese sanctions and support for sanctions on Russia plus aid to Ukraine.

    Canada has made it clear that these unwarranted actions will not go unpunished. We are providing financial aid, cybersecurity support and both lethal and non-lethal equipment, and we have imposed some of the severest sanctions Canada has ever imposed. Canada must continue to do everything it can to help Ukraine in its darkest hour.
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    Health

    Expand public coverage

    The other end of this axis: More private delivery

    Excerpts support universal health care including dental and pharmacare as public benefits.

    Fast-forward to today, and I do not think there is anything we are more proud of as Canadians than our ability to provide everyone in this country with health care if one is Canadian or a permanent resident. We have had challenges with health care, but I do not think the solution anyone would propose on any side of the House would be to do away with our universal health care system.
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    Immigration

    Higher permanent intake

    The other end of this axis: Lower intake

    Excerpts repeat support for welcoming refugees and faster, flexible paths to citizenship.

    That is why our government is steadfast in its commitment to welcoming and integrating 25,000 new Canadians from Syria. These refugees have faced extreme hardship and tragedy.
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    Public safety

    Enforcement and sentencing

    The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

    Excerpts repeat calls for stronger bail reform, longer sanctions and enforcement tools against repeat offenders.

    The bail and sentencing reform act introduces over 80 clauses of targeted reforms to strengthen both our bail and sentencing regimes to respond to this reality. The bill is the result of extensive engagement with provinces and territories, police, prosecutors, victims' advocates, indigenous partners and community organizations.
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    7 topics with no stored score
    • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
    • DefenceNo position has been scored.
    • FederalismNo position has been scored.
    • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
    • HousingNo position has been scored.
    • LabourNo position has been scored.
    • TradeNo position has been scored.

    Who lines up

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