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A regional lens on Surrey North: backing Mandeep Dhaliwal

The publisher’s preference draws on Dhaliwal’s community biography and his public record as MLA.

Mandeep Dhaliwal, centre, with attendees at a public town hall.
Dhaliwal with attendees at a public town hall whose banner identifies transnational extortion as its topic. Supplied photograph.
01 / Our view

Why we are backing him

Across the region, provincial choices affect neighbourhoods directly. We back Dhaliwal after weighing his Surrey North mandate and documented public-safety interventions.

Dhaliwal has already won the trust of Surrey North voters once. Elections BC records his 2024 victory, and its final 2026 candidate list confirms that he is seeking re-election as the Conservative candidate. We see value in that combination of local experience and a record voters can examine.

02 / Public record

A voice on Surrey safety

The Legislature’s Hansard records Dhaliwal questioning the government about gun violence and extortion threats affecting Surrey families. His October 2025 intervention focused on the fear experienced by residents and business owners. This is the kind of persistent, local attention we want from Surrey North’s MLA.

An endorsement is a statement of preference. Readers can assess his arguments directly in the public record linked below, alongside the records of every other candidate.

03 / Biography

Community before office

Before his election, Dhaliwal was involved with the Sikh Motorcycle Club. The club documents its 2019 Canada-to-Punjab charity ride for Khalsa Aid, and contemporary reporting identifies him among the six riders. It is a collective achievement, and we credit it to the team rather than to one person.

His party biography describes him as a Surrey small-business owner in the auto-glass trade and notes his interest in kabaddi. Those details come from his party’s account of his background. Together with the independently documented ride and his public-service record, they explain why community work is central to his political identity.

Mandeep Dhaliwal in a blue suit with a group holding a WCL All-Star Game shirt.
Dhaliwal at a WCL All-Star Game gathering in Victoria. Supplied photograph.
04 / The ballot

The choice belongs to voters

Dhaliwal is one of several candidates on the Surrey North ballot. We urge readers to review the full candidate list, consider the issues that matter to them and make their own choice on October 24.

Source notes

Read the record

Election and Legislature records support the public-office details above. The business and personal-history details are attributed to the candidate’s party biography.