By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up to ...
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA - Canadian Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up to India at the risk of severe backlash from New Delhi,Church Brewing: where the customers are the congregation and the choir | SaltWireOTTAWA - Canadian Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up to India at the risk of severe backlash from New Delhi, which he said could be linked to the murder of a Sikh...
"There's a lot of fear," said Sentokh Singh, who was among the small group who protested in front of the Indian High Commission in Ottawa this week."That's why we are here today." Canada is home to about 770,000 Sikhs, the highest population outside the northern Indian state of Punjab, and the Indian government has for decades expressed its displeasure with some community members' outspoken support for Khalistan.
"In political terms, this is no-brainer: You got to get out ahead of the story and you got to express outrage," said Fen Hampson, professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa. The RCMP would not corroborate the document, saying it could increase the risk to the individual who received it.
Mukhbir Singh, a member of the Ottawa Sikh Society, said he backs the idea of Khalistan, but that Canadian Sikhs' views on the issue are not monolithic. He said Trudeau is sticking up for Canadian democratic values.
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