[2] He serves as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries.

[7] Sabawy criticized the federal Conservative Party's views towards immigrants, saying “The Conservatives, as well, accept immigrants, but they want us to work at coffee shops and gas stations, not to become doctors or engineers.”[5] He promised to oppose the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act.

His opponent in the nomination race, former MP Bob Dechert called Sabawy “the very definition of an opportunist" and accused him and his supporters of being ideologically Liberal.

[7] Dechert would drop out of the race due to concerns about the fairness of the nomination process, leaving Sabawy to become the nominee.

He argued that Patrick Brown represented a new and accepting version of the Progressive Conservatives, comparing him to Justin Trudeau.