Anju Dhillon
- Born
- 1979 — Montreal
- Education
- BA Political Science, Concordia University; Law, Université de Montréal
- Career
- First Canadian Sikh to practice law in Quebec
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election; vice-president (female) for youth of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard for ten years; vice-president (female) of the federal liberal riding association in LaSalle-Émard
- Notable
- First person of South Asian descent to be elected from the province of Quebec.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics in 2015, Anju Dhillon worked as a lawyer. She reportedly owned and operated her own law firm in Montreal, where she practiced in areas including family, civil, and criminal law. She has also been a licensed mediator.
Public Controversies
In early 2023, Anju Dhillon faced public criticism after it was revealed she had written a letter in support of an early parole application for a constituent convicted of serious crimes, including assault related to domestic violence. The letter reportedly praised the man's character. Following backlash from opposition parties and domestic violence advocacy groups, Dhillon issued a statement expressing regret for the pain caused by her letter, announced she was retracting it, and resigned from her position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice.
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Anju Dhillon won with 29,927 votes (59.4%)
Total votes cast: 50,420
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my esteemed colleague for her hard work. She has been working on implementing these changes for a long time. As she explained in her speech, many changes have been made. Almost all of Justice Arbour's recommendations have been implemented. I believe this is an important step for justice and for people who want to work in the armed forces. I would like to ask
Mr. Chair, this needs to stop. It's happened so many times before. It's intolerable to make accusations. We're all sitting here with straight faces. Everybody is off camera, and the person on camera cannot just make things up and report them to committee and the public. Thank you very much.
This motion would amend subclause 27(1) of the bill to clarify that the criminal harassment offence applies to persons who know that their conduct would harass the victim and not just to persons who intend to harass the victim or who are reckless as to whether their conduct would have that effect. Stakeholders have pointed out that the offence does not specify that an accused who knows their
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