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Baljit "Bal" Singh Gosal is Canada's New Minister of State (Sport)
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Baljit Singh Gosal - popularly known as "Bal" - was named Canada's Minister of State (Sport) by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as part of his first majority government in Ottawa.
Bal Gosal defeated his rivals by a narrow margin in the federal election held on May 2, 2011, when he received 19,907 votes, compared to NDP's Jagmeet Singh Dhaliwal (19,368 votes) and the long-time incumbent, Liberal Gurbax Singh Malhi (16,402)
Bal and his family have lived in Brampton, Ontario, for over 22 years. Bal and his
wife, Pawanjit Kaur Gosal, have three children growing up in Brampton - two
daughters Jasmine Kaur and Priya Kaur and a son, Sanjot Singh. Originally from Punjab - born in village Ratainda, district Nawanshahr - Bal
moved to Canada in 1981, originally residing in British Columbia. In
1983, he moved to Ontario and settled in Brampton.
Bal has a Bachelor of Science degree and has completed a Stationary
Engineer 4th class Certificate at the College of New Caledonia, BC. He
began working in downtown Brampton and, in 1984, Bal joined McDonnell
Douglas Canada in Malton, and for 8 years held various positions in the
Production Control Department.
In 1994, Bal joined The Prudential Insurance Company as a broker, which
later became London Life. Bal continues to work with London Life as a
commercial insurance broker and is now also actively involved in
financial planning. In 2004 Bal became associated with Goodison
Insurance and Financial Services in downtown Brampton. Over the past
nine years Bal has built a successful business in the community as an
Insurance Broker and a Financial Security Advisor.
May 18, 2011
Conversation about this article
1: Panjab Singh (Yuba City, California, U.S.A.), May 19, 2011, 10:03 PM.
Dear Baljit ji: Congratulations on your great achievement!
2: Manraj Singh (Ottawa, Canada), May 20, 2011, 8:32 AM.
Good, Bal ji - Awesome.
3: Sonu Singh (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), May 22, 2011, 8:09 PM.
I fail to understand what these so called "Punjabis" or "Sikhs" are so proud of? Being immigrants themselves, they are supporting a party that's changing the face of the country. I am almost certain that they don't give a damn about anything but to be elected, regardless of which party they are a member. Most Sikh-Canadians voted for them thinking that they'll do them some good or the community.