Punjab-born Raj Chouhan elected Speaker in Canada's British Columbia
Punjab-born Raj Chouhan has been elected Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming the first person of South Asian heritage to hold the Speakership in the British Columbia legislature or any other Canadian parliamentary jurisdiction. Chouhan, five-time MLA from Burnaby-Edmonds, immigrated to Canada in 1973. He had served as Deputy Speaker in the previous legislature.