Politics
Wajid Khan and Rahim Jaffer are current members of the Canadian House of Commons. Wajid Khan represents the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville district of Ontario as a Conservative Member of Parliament while Rahim Jaffer is a Conservative Member of Parliament for the Edmonton—Strathcona district of Alberta. Pakistani Canadians can also be found in the provincial legislatures as well as on municipal councils.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“I believe you to be a brave and a skillful soldier, which, of course, I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.”
—Richard M. Nixon (b. 1913)
“In politics people throw themselves, as on a sickbed, from one side to the other in the belief they will lie more comfortably.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)