Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Scarborough Rouge River

Ontario Liberal Party: She is seeking a seat in an upcoming byelection in Scarborough–Rouge River, vacant since longtime MPP Bas Balkissoon surprising resignation last month, according to Huffington Post Canada. The riding has been Liberal since its creation in 1999. Rathika Sitsabaiesan, the former NDP MP for the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough–Rouge River submitted her nomination papers to the Ontario Liberal Party this week, The Huffington Post has learned. Rathika Sitsabaiesan rises during Question Period in the House of Commons, Nov. 24, 2011. She came in third with 22 per cent support, 10,000 votes behind her Liberal rival, Shaun Chen, who won 48 per cent of the vote. Sitsabaiesan was defeated in the Oct. 19 federal election when the NDP was completely wiped out in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.