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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 »
On expected lines, the Coalition government of the Quebec state of Canada has passed the Bill 21 -An Act respecting the laicity of the State banning the wearing of religious symbols by government employees, with a 73-35 vote. Sikhs, Muslims, Jews and others wh... 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 »
More than half a million Sikh Canadians have a proud moment to celebrate as the Canadian Parliament has passed the Sikh Heritage Month Act, designating April as the Sikh Heritage Month across Canada for all times to come, enabling them to enhance Sikh awarenes... More »
There has been no external political influence in India’s general elections by Canada or anyone else and none seems likely. The Canadian poll scene in October will witness a resurgence of Sikh participation and aggressive Indian meddling. For the Canadian gov... More »
Four months of sustained effort and lobbying by WSO and other Sikh organisations finally resulted in persuading the Canadian government to drop the term ‘Sikh (Khalistani) Terrorism’ from the 2018 Public Safety Report. WSO has welcomed the move, Sikh body Dal ... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Supreme Court of Canada affirms that courts not to have any say in membership of private religious organisations in the landmark case of Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v. Randy Wall (‘Wall’), wherein WSO had intervenor status and presented their ... More »
World Sikh Organization of Canada, in partnership with the Peel District School Board launches the Sikh Faith E-Module to share information on Sikh faith, culture and heritage. The World Sikh Organization of Canada, in partnership with the Peel District School... More »