Religion Sikh Succeeded by Riding abolished Name Parm Gill | Political party Conservative Spouse Amarpal Gill Profession Entrepreneur | |
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Role Member of the Canadian House of Commons Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2011 Children Parmeet Gill, Daman Gill, Raman Gill Profiles | ||
Mp parm gill addresses the house of commons in memory of daundre barnaby
Parm Gill (Punjabi: ਪਰਮ ਗਿੱਲ) (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician, who was formerly an elected member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale in Ontario. He is a member of the Conservative Party. In the 2011 election, he defeated Liberal incumbent Ruby Dhalla.
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- Early life
- Political career
- Member of Parliament
- 2015 election
- Provincial politics
- Personal life
- References
Mp parm gill addresses the house of commons regarding vandalism at a local church
Early life
Gill was born in India and moved to Canada at young age. Successful businessman involved in family business in the manufacturing and then hospitality industry. He was first elected in May 2011 as Federal Member of Parliament representing a Brampton Springdale riding for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Political career
After his victory in the 2011 election, Gill introduced a private members bill, C-394, that increased penalties for gang related offenses, that was passed into law.Is was a huge accomplishment for Parm Gill as it is extremely rare for Private Member's Bill to become law.
Member of Parliament
In September 2013, Gill was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. Through that role, Gill served on the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, which released a report titled "New Veterans Charter - A Way Forward". The report made fourteen recommendations that called for a monthly financial benefit for injured Veterans after they turn 65; new support for reservists; and increased support for families among other items. The Conservative Government accepted many of the recommendations in the Economic Action Plan 2015.
During Rob Ford's scandal, Gill was one of the few federal politicians to offer support for the embattled mayor, calling him a "great mayor" who was "doing a wonderful job" and claimed that Torontonians were happy with his record.
In January 2015, Gill was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the role of a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade.
In May 2015, Gill wrote letters of support to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for two of his constituents' competing applications for a community radio station in Brampton. Conflict of Interest Act bars parliamentary secretaries from writing such letters to the CRTC. The Ethics Commissioner ruled in February 2016 that although he had acted in good faith, Gill had violated the Conflict of Interest Act.
2015 election
Shortly before the 2015 federal election, the Huffington Post inaccurately reported that a supporter of Gill's who previously bundled donations to Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, had switched his allegiance and had induced Liberal supporters into donating to Gill and that the commissioner of Elections Canada launched an investigation into these claims. The ethics commissioner concluded that he contravened section 9 of the Act by sending the letters of support to the CRTC, an administrative tribunal, when he was a parliamentary secretary. Parliamentary secretaries are prohibited from sending letters of support to an administrative tribunal whether or not they sign as a Member only or as a parliamentary secretary
Redistribution of federal ridings took place and concluded shortly before the 2015 election. Gill's riding, Brampton-Springdale, was split in two. Gill ran in the new riding of Brampton North, and lost to Liberal candidate Ruby Sahota.
Provincial politics
On October 29, 2016, Gill announced that he would seek the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in Milton for the 42nd Ontario general election. On June 18, 2017, he won the nomination.
Personal life
Gill lives in Milton with his wife Amarpal, with whom he has two sons, Daman and Raman, and a daughter, Parmeet.