By IANS
Vancouver : An Indo-Guyanese has been nominated by Ontario’s New Democratic Party (NDP) as its candidate from the Brampton-Springdale area for provincial elections next month.
Mani Singh, 47, who moved to Canada in his late teens with his parents, is a realtor. He has lived in Brampton for 26 years with his wife Prema and four children.
The provincial elections are slated for Oct 10.
“I was chosen because of my energy, commitment to the cause of social justice, and because I have been in leadership positions for many years,” Singh told News India-Times, an ethnic Indian newspaper.
Singh has been a member of the NDP for 15 years. This will be his first foray into electoral politics. He will be pitted against Progressive Conservative candidate Carman McClelland.
Singh said that if elected, he would champion the Affirmative Action programme that would give minorities a chance to be in public services.
“I think they are just as qualified as Anglo-Saxon Canadians and they are not being given a chance. In some public schools you see 30-40 percent racial minority children, in others 70 percent. But the teaching staff does not reflect that. The same is the case in the police force and other public services.”