Dr. Jagtaran Singh Dhaliwal, father of NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, had his medical license suspended twice, yet his disciplinary record was erased by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
"The Ontario government and the CPSO have protected Dr. Jagtaran by not disclosing detrimental actions that were taken against this highly questionable alcoholic physician," says Bob Rai, a victim of a fake forensic pathologist who has previously exposed questionable doctors.
Dr. Jagtaran Singh Dhaliwal’s first suspension came in 2004, when regulators ordered a competency evaluation. Though his license was later reinstated with restrictions, he lost it again that same year for violating those conditions.
It wasn’t until 2008 that his license was reinstated—again with restrictions that remained in place until 2013. Despite this serious disciplinary history, his record has been erased from CPSO's public database, making it impossible for patience to access these past suspensions.
However, in the U.S.-based DocInfo database, maintained by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), these disciplinary actions are still documented—revealing a glaring discrepancy between what Ontario regulators allow the public to see and what remains available elsewhere. Adding to the concerns, his medical school records don’t align.
The CPSO database lists him as a graduate of Punjabi University, while DocInfo states he graduated from Government Medical College, Patiala—two distinct institutions.
It was known that Jagmeet Singh’s father suffered from severe alcoholism while practicing as a psychiatrist in Ontario. What was not known, however, is that the CPSO deleted the history of disciplinary actions arising from it, arguably robbing patients of the agency to determine whether that information is still relevant.
"Function as an institution in Canada, not an institution operating out of Pakistan," Rai urges the CPSO.
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