SURREY, B.C. - When voters in Surrey North head to the polls on October 24, they will find a name on the ballot that does not belong to a career politician: Yudhbir Singh Gill, the BC Green Party candidate, a skilled trades apprentice and working father who is asking voters to send a worker, not a politician, to Victoria.
Gill came to Canada in 2012 with a strong commitment to building a better future through hard work, perseverance, and community involvement. He has worked as a long-haul truck driver and a dump truck driver, and is now training as a sprinkler fitter apprentice, a trade that builds the fire-protection systems inside B.C.’s buildings.
His campaign rests on firsthand experience with the challenges facing working people: workplace safety, job opportunities, the cost of living, and the importance of skilled trades in building strong communities. His career, he says, has taught him the value of responsibility, teamwork, discipline, and treating every person with respect.
“I may not be a career politician, but I bring real-life experience as a worker, husband, father, and member of the community, and I will listen, work hard, and represent you with honesty and respect,” Gill has said.
Gill is a husband and the father of twin four-year-old boys. His wife is a Registered Nurse, which he says gives their family a personal understanding of the dedication of healthcare workers and the importance of accessible, reliable healthcare. He is running with the BC Greens because he believes in a healthier, more affordable, and sustainable future where working families are not left behind.
Surrey North is a crowded six-way race. The seat is held by Conservative incumbent Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who won it in 2024 with 7,954 votes (50.67%), ahead of NDP incumbent Rachna Singh at 6,795 (43.29%) - a margin of 1,159 votes. This time the field includes Dhaliwal, NDP candidate Sahib Thind, Gill, CentreBC’s Parm Bhandol, OneBC’s Tanya Gupta, and unaffiliated candidate Jag Bhandari. It is a rare Surrey riding where all six candidates are of Indian origin.
For the Greens, Gill’s working-class profile is the argument: in a riding where cost-of-living pressures hit hardest, a candidate who has driven trucks and is learning a trade speaks a language the other campaigns cannot copy.
Advance voting in Surrey North runs October 16 to 21, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Senator Reid Elementary School (9341 126 Street). General voting day is Saturday, October 24.
Photo: BC Green Party (bcgreens.ca)
Sources: bcgreens.ca; Elections BC; StudioX News
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