P2 Solar welcomes former Canadian cabinet minister to Board of Advisors

SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA: P2 Solar Inc. is pleased to welcome onto its Board of Advisors, Herb Dhaliwal, QC. Dhaliwal brings a wealth of experience and knowledge having been a former Cabinet Minister in the government of Canada.

"I am pleased and excited to welcome Mr. Herb Dhaliwal to our team. We are fortunate to have an individual of Dhaliwal's caliber join our team and help us grow our business." said Raj-Mohinder Gurm, President/CEO of P2 Solar.

Originally from Punjab, India, Dhaliwal's family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada when he was six. After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, he started a maintenance company out of his basement and became a self-made millionaire with diversified business interests including transportation, maintenance and real estate development.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the private and public sectors as a businessman and entrepreneur, specializing in transportation, maintenance and real estate development. He has also served as vice-chair of the board of directors for the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and as chair of British Columbia Hydro's Budget and Audit Committees.

He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver South. Prime Minister Jean Chretien appointed Dhaliwal to Cabinet (the first Indo-Canadian to become a federal cabinet minister), in 1997 as Minister of Revenue.

In 1999, he became Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and in 2002 he was appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Minister with political responsibility for British Columbia. Dhaliwal played an active and prominent role as a member of the Prime Minister's Team Canada trade mission to India.

Dhaliwal also took an active and prominent role in promoting sustainable, environmentally responsible aquaculture development in Canada. In June 2000, Dhaliwal was included in the Vancouver Sun's listing as one of the hundred most influential British Columbians of the last 100 years.