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Provincial Politics: Raj Chouhan – Adrian Dix at the Diamond Banquet Hall
Posted on 26 June 2011
story by David Murray: Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He serves as Opposition Critic for Labour.
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Last night at the Diamond Banquet Hall on Edmonds Street in Burnaby MLA Raj Chouhan had a get together with the Burnaby-Edmonds NDP Constituency Association. He spoke of his early times when, as he was trying to organize farm workers in the fraser valley, a farmer came out to meet Raj with a shot gun.
Raj was born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farm Workers’ Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. He was also a founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism.
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Chouhan has worked relentlessly in promoting human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of the B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.
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The other guest speaker last night was Adrian Dix, he spoke of the great progressive tradition of the Burnaby riding. He eluded to previous politician’s who ran in Burnaby for public office . He spoke of Ernest Edward Winch who served as a MLA from 1933 until his death in 1957. He mentioned that Tommy Douglas and Svend Robinson ran in Burnaby with distinction. Pauline Jewett was another famous politician who ran in Burnaby.
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Mr. Dix went on to mention current politician’s like Raj Chouhan , elected in 2005 ,Bill Siskay who recently retired, Kennedy Stewart (Siskay’s replacement), and Peter Julian. And last but not least , elected in 2009 MLA Kathy Corrigan.
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Adrian Dix said “If we are going to win the next provincial election in British Columbia, We need to run the table in Burnaby”. Meaning they need to win all four seats in Burnaby.
“Things are pointing in a positive direction for the NDP” according to Dix , the by-election in Point Grey saw David Eby garner a whopping 45% of the vote when only a couple weeks back saw the Federal NDP getting only 13% of the riding’s vote. Dix saw this as part of the NDP’s positive message.
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Mr. Dix went on to say that “the B.C. Liberals have had the worst economic record in British Columbia since Premier Thomas Dufferin (“Duff”) Pattulo in the “Great Depression”.
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“We are going to take the Liberals on their record with the B.C. Economy” stated Dix. He mentioned “ We have lost 30,000 jobs in the forest industry and have seen 70 mills close in our province since 2001”.
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In closing Mr. Dix said “ He wants to stop raw log exports” as well reminded all British Columbia’s “that the future of B.C. Hydro is at stake in the coming provincial election”.
Raj Chouhan speaking at the Fraser Valley Labour Council in Abbotsford
Last night at the Diamond Banquet Hall on Edmonds Street in Burnaby MLA Raj Chouhan had a get together with the Burnaby-Edmonds NDP Constituency Association. He spoke of his early times when, as he was trying to organize farm workers in the fraser valley, a farmer came out to meet Raj with a shot gun.
Raj was born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farm Workers’ Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. He was also a founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism.
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Chouhan has worked relentlessly in promoting human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of the B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.
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The other guest speaker last night was Adrian Dix, he spoke of the great progressive tradition of the Burnaby riding. He eluded to previous politician’s who ran in Burnaby for public office . He spoke of Ernest Edward Winch who served as a MLA from 1933 until his death in 1957. He mentioned that Tommy Douglas and Svend Robinson ran in Burnaby with distinction. Pauline Jewett was another famous politician who ran in Burnaby.
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Mr. Dix went on to mention current politician’s like Raj Chouhan , elected in 2005 ,Bill Siskay who recently retired, Kennedy Stewart (Siskay’s replacement), and Peter Julian. And last but not least , elected in 2009 MLA Kathy Corrigan.
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Adrian Dix said “If we are going to win the next provincial election in British Columbia, We need to run the table in Burnaby”. Meaning they need to win all four seats in Burnaby.
Adrian Dix and 70 year CCF-NDP Abbotsford member Mr.Bob Douglas
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Mr. Dix went on to say that “the B.C. Liberals have had the worst economic record in British Columbia since Premier Thomas Dufferin (“Duff”) Pattulo in the “Great Depression”.
Thomas Dufferin Pattulo premier in B.C. 1933-1941
Mr. Dix says “The NDP are being counted on for Real Positive Change”. He mentioned about the inequality that Bill 29 brought forth. “Especially to women workers” piped Dix. The opposition leader went on to state “ Our minimum wage not going up for 10 years was shameful” . This brought a big ovation from the crowd of about 200 people at the Diamond Banquet Hall..
“We are going to take the Liberals on their record with the B.C. Economy” stated Dix. He mentioned “ We have lost 30,000 jobs in the forest industry and have seen 70 mills close in our province since 2001”.
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In closing Mr. Dix said “ He wants to stop raw log exports” as well reminded all British Columbia’s “that the future of B.C. Hydro is at stake in the coming provincial election”.
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