Harinder Malhi and Indira Naidoo Harris
Ottawa sources have stated that two Indian-origin women lawmakers, including a Sikh, have been inducted into the Cabinet of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, in an apparent move to woo the community ahead of a major provincial election. Meanwhile the Indian-origin ministers inducted are Harinder Malhi and Indira Naidoo Harris.
Meanwhile the reshuffle was claimed by Premier Wynne as an effort "to make sure that we have that team that's going to carry us into the election and beyond." She said 'She thinks it is important to have diversity gender and regional and background diversity at the cabinet table and so that has been part of the consideration as we go into this cabinet shuffle'.
Moreover
Wynne appointed 38 year old Malhi, a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament
for Brampton-Springdale, as the Minister of the Status of Women. Further
represents the Punjabi-dominated constituency of Brampton-Springdale in the
Ontario assembly.