IN PHOTOS: JEAN CHRETIEN IN SURREY

WITH tight races expected in quite a few so-called ethnic ridings in the Lower Mainland, the Liberals flew in former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who has always been tremendously popular with South Asians, to give their campaign a boost. Chretien spoke at a lunch event at Surrey’s Riverside Banquet Hall on Thursday where South Asians gave him a warm welcome. Photos by JAY SHARMA of Mahi Photo Studio

Jean Chretien (4th from left) with (left to right) Carla Qualtrough (Delta), Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey-Newton), John Aldag (Cloverdale-Langley City), Randeep Sarai (Surrey Central), Ken Hardie (Fleetwood-Port Kells), and Gordie Hogg (South Surrey-White Rock) and Harjit Sajjan (Vancouver South) at Surrey’s Riverside Banquet Hall on Thursday.