Jas, Political Operative

One of my colleagues became a BMOC* on Monday, when his uncle became a Canadian MP.

Sukh Dhaliwal is the Liberal Party's newest Member of Parliament for the riding of Newton-North Delta in British Columbia. Sukh is the second Dhaliwal to have entered Canadian politics, as he follows Herb Dhaliwal, the former Liberal MP for the riding of Vancouver South-Burnaby, who was the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (during the Chrétien era).

Now when Jas opens a bank account here he gets to answer yes to the question, "Are you a senior foreign political figure or a family member or associate of a senior foreign political figure?"

I've always thought it would be kind of cool to be able to say yes to that question, but so far my relatives have let me down. (Although not from a lack of trying.)

*Big Man on Campus