Bookmark?Remove? Canada’s Minister Goodale admits maligning Sikhs in 2018 Public Safety Report, but no changes or apology Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau Sikh Canadians, Sikhs in Punjab and those in the rest of the world, keeping a close watch on the political developments are upset at the lame duck addendum carried out by the Canadian Minister for Public Safety Ralph Goodale in the wording of the 2018 Report o... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WSO pushes public debate on Sikh extremism in 2018 Public Safety Report Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau Canada As the government of Canada, despite promises has yet to withdraw the unsubstantiated charges and allegations of Sikh extremism mentioned in the Public Safety Report 2018 on the Terrorism Threat to Canada, WSO will now be hosting a community meeting on 7 April... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Quebec proposes public servants not to wear turbans, hijab and kippah Published 7y ago - Jagmohan Singh As the Coalition Avenir Quebec government in the state of Quebec in Canada introduces a bill to ban visible articles of faith for public servants, this would largely affect Sikhs, Muslims and Jews. World Sikh Organisation expresses deep concern. National Counc... More »
Bookmark?Remove? KaursVote move to up Sikh women’s participation in Canadian public life Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau Canada World Sikh Organisation plans to increase Sikh women’s participation in the political sphere of Canada through its KaursVote panel discussions across the country which has seen a sizable number of Sikh men in public life. While the participation of Sikh men in... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WSO meets Minister Goodale for amendment of 2018 Public Safety Report Published 7y ago - Editor While the media was agog some weeks ago about immediate steps that the government of Canada may take up to undo the damage done to the reputation of the Sikh community in general and Sikh Canadians in particular by the Public Safety Canada Report of 2018; ther... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WSO launches much-needed Sikh Mentorship Program Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau Canada With an increasing number of Sikhs entering Canada, and a growing local population, there has always been a dire need to connect Sikh youth to professionals and familiarize them with the challenges in education and employment. Responding to this, the World Sik... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WSO seeks proof of Sikh extremism in Canada’s Public Safety Report Published 7y ago - Jagmohan Singh WSO has asked the Canadian Minister of Public Safety to prove that Sikh extremism is a threat to Canada. This is a fight for facts, not semantics. WSO and Liberal party Members of Parliament, including MP Randeep Sarai and NDP MP Matthew Dube, among others, ha... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh (Khalistani) Extremism haunts Public Safety Canada without a basis Published 7y ago - Jagmohan Singh WSN editor reviews the Public Safety Canada’s 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada which makes unsubstantiated reference to Sikh (Khalistani) extremism. Multicultural Canada, home to thousands of Sikh Canadians who now make 2 percent of the pop... More »
Bookmark?Remove? World Karate Federation accepts Sikh players with small turban, WSO advocacy wins Published 7y ago - WSN News Desk 2019 as the year of Guru Nanak brings cheer to the Sikh world on many fronts. From 1 January 2019, The World Karate Federation has accepted the Sikh request for accommodation of Sikh headgear -the small turban, called Patka or Dastar for male competitors durin... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Canada’s silence on November 1984 genocide disappointing Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau As the worldwide commemorations for the genocidal attacks on Sikhs in November 1984 come to a close, the World Sikh Organization of Canada has expressed disappointment at the Canadian government’s “lack of commemoration of the 1984 Sikh Genocide by Prime Minis... More »
Bookmark?Remove? WSO to pursue Canada apex court appeal denial on Kirpan in Quebec Assembly Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau The Supreme Court of Canada has disallowed the World Sikh Organization the leave to appeal against the decision of the Quebec National Assembly to not permit WSO representatives Harminder Kaur and Balpreet Singh to present their views in January 2011 on Bill 9... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Quebec polls 1 October, Sikhs seek inclusion, WSO urges dialogue Published 8y ago - Jagmohan Singh French-speaking majority Quebec goes to polls on 1 October. Largely, this state has been unfriendly to Sikhs despite numbers. As a run-up to the polls, the World Sikh Organisation engages the government of Quebec and political parties to resolve issues, long ... More »
