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In recent times, students across Canada have risen in solidarity with the people of Gaza, vocalizing their dissent against the silence of their educational institutions amidst the escalating humanitarian crisis. The University of Alberta, recognized as one of ... More »
Weary of increased foreign interference in the wake of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, the World Sikh Organisation of Canada has urged their government not to succumb to Indian pressure and phobia about Sikhs upholding their civil and political rights and not ... More »
With the Taliban foraging into vast areas of war-torn Afghanistan, the government planning elite forces to counter them, the conditions for Muslims inimical to the Taliban and to Sikh and Hindu minorities who are still entrenched there grows fearful and scary ... More »
Calgary resolved against Quebec’s discriminatory and divisive Bill 21 which bans wearing of religious symbols by public servants during duty hours. Brampton and Victoria councils have adopted similar resolutions. WSO has welcomed the move. CALGARY CITY COUNCIL... More »
Montreal: The World Sikh Organization of Canada joins the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, National Council of Canadian Muslims and Ms Ichrak Nourel Hak to challenge Québec’s Act respecting the laicity of the State, which prohibits the wearing of religiou... More »
While all political parties of Canada and their leadership have expressed concern over the passing of Bill 21 by the Quebec government banning the wearing of religious symbols by public servants, the response of the Federal government -Prime Minister Trudeau d... More »
The World Sikh Organization of Canada has welcomed the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which affirms that Canada has committed genocide of indigenous peoples. A DEVASTATING report that pins Canada as ... More »
While the governments of India and Pakistan race to complete the environs of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor and the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur Sahib, Diaspora Sikh organisations have expressed concern over the destruction of the heritage around the... More »
In a bold and rare political statement, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the end of the Eelam-Sri Lanka battle urged the island nation to fulfil its international and domestic commitments to establish a meanin... More »
As the Tamil Diaspora worldwide observed the tenth anniversary of the killings of Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka, the leadership of the New Democratic Party joined Tamil Canadians in ‘honouring and remembering the thousands who were killed in the Tamil genocide in ... More »
As the National Assembly of Quebec is unrelenting in pushing Bill 21 which is “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,” the World Sikh Organization of Canada has submitted a detailed brief to the Quebec National Assembly’s Committee of Institutions, challe... More »
Even in multicultural Canada, from time to time extremist white supremacy views disturb the social climate of the country, especially targeting Sikhs, Muslims, Jews and others. WSO testifies before the Justice Committee of the House of Commons of Canada urgin... More »