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VOL 25 - ISSUE 49
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026
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More stable and bright future for BC and Canada under PM Carney forecast by MP Sukh Dhaliwal
Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum draws praise
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call at the World Economic Forum for middle powers to band together against economic coercion by “great powers” is winning some cross-partisan support at home, and garnering attention all over the world. Continued on Page 10...
By Umendra Singh Long time Liberal Party MP Sukh Dhaliwal is confident about Canada’s Prime Minister – mainly because of the person leading the government, Prime minister, Mark carney. “He has a great record in Canada and around the world – All over the world people respect him. He has led the Bank of Canada as well as Bank of England, he has worked in the United Nations and he has been the deputy Finance Minister – so he has a greater,” Dhaliwal said. “He led this country
SABA members meet Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke
through one of the worst global financial crises in 2008. You compare his achievements to that of Opposition and Conservative Party leader – Pierrie Poilievre who has done nothing but indulge in sloganeering,” Dhaliwal said in an interview, “And now look at the six major projects he has announced – over the next debate, it will generate a lot of evo0mic benefits I see his actions to take Canada as self sustaini9ng nation in future. That is what he is doing,” Continued on Page 6...
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The South Asian Business Association of BC (SABA) had the opportunity to meet with Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke at City Hall last Thursday. The meeting featured an insightful presentation by City Manager Rob Costanzo, highlighting the City of Surrey’s economic growth and upcoming projects. Mayor Locke also shared important perspectives on the ongoing extortion cases and
outlined her team’s vision for the city. Councillor Pardeep Kooner, Councillor Harry Bains, and Surrey Police Board member Sarbjit Bains were also in attendance. SABA was represented by Directors Kuldeep Gill, Victor Lal, Puneet Sandher, Ken Dhillon, Ravi Cheema, Dr Jaspinder Ghuman, Dimpu Thandi, Jagdeep Gill, Narinder Sabarwal, Ruby Bains, and Waras Purewal. The meeting was highly informative and productive.
Parag Khanna says US pressure can't move Delhi India's foreign policy is being shaped by hard economic realities rather than lofty ideals, says Parag Khanna, founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-based geospatial analytics firm. "India is looking after its own interests, and its policy towards Russia is a very fundamental case study in this," said Khanna. "It was even before Trump was elected, the Biden administration that sought to pressure India very heavily to join in the sanctions regime against Russia. But as I told people then, I said, good luck with that." Continued on Page 15...
133 Wilson Street 250-572-5444 A Cloverdale business is the latest target of an apparent extortion-related shooting. Meanwhile, Surrey police say they’re investigating the residents of a Bear Creek home over allegations that they shot back at their assailants in a weekend shooting that was also linked to extortion. Surrey’s RCMP support unit is investigating the latest incident at a business in the 19300-block of Langley Bypass that was shot at sometime overnight. The business owner called police at around 8 a.m. on Monday shortly after discovering the gunshot damage. The business wasn’t open when the shots were fired and there are no reported injuries. Surrey Mounties have taken over the investigation. Continued on Page 10...