Having watched Barack Obama become President of the United States, many Canadians wonder: Will this country ever elect a leader of color?

Canada’s most noted figure of colour is Governor General Michaëlle Jean, but how are we doing in terms of electing members of visible minorities to office?

There is one MP who political observers say could win the votes of both a particular ethnic group and a broad cross-section of Canadians. Ruby Dhalla withstood Tory gains in southern Ontario and held on to her Brampton-Springdale seat.