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Dosanjh had recently stated that Sikh extremism was on the rise in Canada and was being abetted by political correctness in the name of diversity. [112] Singh "spent much of his early political career as an MP in Ontario lobbying the province to recognize India's 1984 anti-Sikh riots as an act of genocide". [113]
Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021. [1] The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta. [1]
First Sikh elected to the British Columbia Legislature Ujjal Dosanjh ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ (born 1947) Vancouver-Kensington: October 17, 1991: May 15, 2001: NDP [199] Indian-Canadian (Punjabi) Federal MP (2004–2011) First Visible Minority Premier of British Columbia Harry Lali (born 1956) Yale-Lillooet ...
The presence of Sikh separatist groups in Canada has long frustrated New Delhi, which had labeled Nijjar a "terrorist". (Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Toronto; Editing by Alistair Bell) Show comments
Sept. 10, 2023: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveys strong concerns about Sikh separatist protests in Canada to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of a G20 summit in New Delhi.
Canada has a Sikh population of more than 770,000, or about 2% of its total population. ... Nijjar was organizing an unofficial referendum in India for an independent Sikh state at the time of ...
Ruby Dhalla — First Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. Ruby Sahota — MP of Brampton North; Sabi Marwah — Member of the Canadian Senate; Sonia Sidhu — MP of Brampton South; Sara Singh — Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party; Sindi Hawkins — MLA for Kelowna-Mission, BC; Sukh Dhaliwal — MP for Surrey ...
Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.