Devinder Shory

Devinder Shory (born 3 August 1958 in Barnala, Punjab, India) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Calgary Northeast as a federal Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2015.^[1] Shory held a consultation in Calgary with industry and business leaders from across Manitoba to discuss a renewal of the government's global commerce strategy.^[2]

Devinder Shory
Member of Parliament for Calgary Northeast
In office 19 October 2008 – 19 October 2015
Preceded by	Art Hanger
Succeeded by	Riding Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-03) 3 August 1958 (age 66) Barnala, India
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Neetu Shory
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta
Profession	Lawyer

First elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election, he is a member of the Conservative Party.^[1] After redistricting, he sought reelection in the 2015 election in the riding of Calgary Skyview, a reconfigured version of Calgary Northeast. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Darshan Kang.

Early life and career

Shory was born in Barnala, Punjab, India as the second-youngest of eight children. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Before immigrating to Canada he practiced law in Punjab.^[3]

In 1997, Shory was given the chance to upgrade his foreign law credentials through the University of Alberta. In 1998, he was called to the Alberta Bar and subsequently set up his own law practice in Northeast Calgary.^[4]

Shory ran for MP in 2019, after losing in 2015. He dropped out of the Conservative nomination contest.

Mortgage fraud accusation

In May 2010, he was named in a lawsuit launched by the Bank of Montreal for an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. Court documents obtained by the CBC allege Shory executed legal transactions misrepresenting the true owner of five separate properties in the Calgary area. The Bank alleges its losses from the scheme at $30 million.^[5][6]

Shory responded in a statement on his website "Through media stories, it has come to my attention that I have been named in a civil matter. I want to state that I have not yet been served with a statement of claim. When I am, I will defend myself vigorously against these accusations. I have done nothing wrong...I want to personally thank the many constituents who have already expressed their support for me and for my family."^[7]

When the Alberta Law Society settled the case with Bank of Montreal on behalf of the 17 lawyers named in the court documents, only four lawyers were sanctioned and Shory was not one of them.^[8] Shory is still a practicing lawyer.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Darshan Singh Kang	20,664	45.88	+17.24	$125,611.09
	Conservative	Devinder Shory	17,885	39.75	-16.50	$155,284.22
	New Democratic	Sahajvir Singh	3,605	8.01	-2.03	$91,462.67
	Progressive Canadian	Najeeb Butt	957	2.13	–	$5,050.00
	Green	Ed Reddy	846	1.88	-2.75	$682.50
	Democratic Advancement	Stephen Garvey	786	1.75	–	$31,134.16
	Independent	Joseph Young	182	0.40	–	$1,614.02
	Marxist–Leninist	Daniel Blanchard	88	0.20	–0.24	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,993	100.00		$206,487.35
Total rejected ballots			310	0.68	–
Turnout			45,303	61.52	–
Eligible voters			73,643
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+16.87
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Devinder Shory	23,556	56.86%	+5.33%
	Liberal	Cam Stewart	11,466	27.68%	+7.43%
	New Democratic	Collette Singh	4,252	10.26%	+1.33%
	Green	Sheila Brown-Eckersley	1,949	4.70%	-0.84%
	Marxist–Leninist	Daniel Blanchard	204	0.49%	-0.08%
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,427	100.0%	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Devinder Shory	18,917	51.53%	-13.33%	$74,207
	Liberal	Sanam Kang	7,435	20.25%	-1.81%	$88,671
	Independent	Roger Richard	4,837	13.17%	–	$65,270
	New Democratic	Vinay Dey	3,279	8.93%	+1.09%	$10,829
	Green	Abeed Monty Ahmad	2,035	5.54%	+1.16%	$25
	Marxist–Leninist	Daniel Blanchard	211	0.57%	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,714	100%	$87,091
Total rejected ballots			–
Turnout			–	%

References

1. "MP Devinder Shory supports airport tunnel". Calgary Herald, 1 April 2011.
2. "The Ottawa Business Journal - Eye on the Hill: Feds funding business accessibility projects". The Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
3. "About Devinder". Devinder Shory - Calgary Northeast. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
4. "Law Society of Alberta v. Elander, 2011 ABLS 8 (CanLII)".
5. "CBC News - Calgary - MP Shory accused in giant mortgage fraud". cbc.ca. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
6. "Legal Filings - Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta - BMO v. Cochrane et al" (PDF). Ernst & Young. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
7. "Devinder Shory - M.P. Calgary Northeast". devindershory.ca. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
8. "BMO settles with most in Alberta mortgage fraud lawsuit". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
9. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Skyview (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Devinder Shory
• Devinder Shory – Parliament of Canada biography