Punjabi third language in Cada's House of Commons

Toronto, November 2: Punjabi has now become the third most common language, after English and French, in the House of Commons of Cada after 20 Punjabi-speaking candidates were elected to the parliament in October. In total, 23 MPs of Indian-origin were elected after October 19 general elections. Three of the 23 MPs do not speak Punjabi, Hill Times online reported on Monday.

Prime Minister-desigte Justin Trudeau, who won from Papineau, Quebec constituency, will unveil his cabinet later this week. Some of Punjabi-speaking MPs are expected to be included in the Cabinet.

Meanwhile, vdeep Bains of Liberal Party said that the elected 20 Punjabi-speaking MPs represent all constituents regardless of their party affiliation or ethnic origin.

“It speaks to our commitment to diversity and allowing individual to play an important role in our political institutions,” Bains said. “The main issue to understand is that we have a very clear mandate to execute our platform and we also have a responsibility to represent our constituents, which are very diverse,” he added. (IANS)