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Jagmeet Singh Shots Letter to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Over “Extremist” Label on Sikhs & Muslims

NDP Want to Question Canadian Minister Over Controversial Report Terming Sikhs and Muslims as Extremists

It’s unacceptable to label Sikhs as terrorists : Gurratan Singh (Brampton East MPP)

Tributes Paid to Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra in Ontario Provincial Parliament [Video Report]

Komagatamaru Like Tragedy Will Never Be Allowed To Happen Again in Canada: Jagmeet Singh NDP

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s Statement on Visakhi

Jagmeet Singh’s Younger Brother Gurratan Singh To Contest As NDP Candidate From Brampton

Jagmeet Singh NDP Responds to Media Reports Pointing His Participation in 2015 Sikh Sovereignty Event

Punjab Police uses Jagtar Singh Jaggi to target Jagmeet Singh NDP

Canadian Politicians Also Concerned Over Torture of UK Sikh Citizen Jagtar Singh Jaggi in India

1984 Was Not Riot, It Was Genocide: NDP Leader Guy Caron’s Statement in Canadian Parliament

WSO (Canada) Congratulate Jagmeet Singh on Historic NDP Leadership Victory

Canada: Jagmeet Singh Wins New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership

Jagmeet Singh Leads The Canadian Political Fundraising

Jagmeet Singh, The Hottest Phenomena In Canadian Politics Today [Letter To Editor]

NDP set to form government in British Columbia (Canada)

Jagmeet Singh to Host Fundraising Dinner With Supporters in Mississauga

Ontario Sikh Politician Jagmeet Singh bids for Federal NDP leadership

Ontario legislature passes Jagmeet Singh NDP’s motion for stable and fair jobs for temp agency workers

Ontario’s NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh and Singh Khalsa Seva Club encourage all to donate this holiday season

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Addressed Sikh Gathering on Parkash Gurpurab in Brampton

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh reintroduced bill for Sikh motorcycle helmet exemption

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh introduces bill on motorcycle helmet exemption for Sikhs

Sikh Flag raised at Queen’s Park, Toronto (Canada)

Statement from NDP Candidate Harbaljit Singh on the crisis in Punjab

NDP’s Harb Kahlon running to represent Brampton East

South Asian and Punjab Programming on OMNI TV benefits Canadians, says NDP

Statement by the Leader of the Official Opposition, Tom Mulcair, on Mela Gadri Babian Da

CANADA: Focus on health care, cut ER wait times in half: NDP goal

Canada’s Official Opposition and NDP wishes “Happy Vaisakhi”

Canada: Statement from NDP’s GTA Caucus chair Andrew Cash on Brampton Courthouse shooting

NDP of Canada expresses concerns over continous hunger strike of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh

Canada: Official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair statement on the occasion of Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh’s statement on November 1984

Statement by New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair on the tragedy of November 1984 in India

Canada: Throne speech leaves families waiting to be reunited and youth without jobs, says NDP

Canada: Conservatives are wrong to think parents are a burden: says NDP

Harper must ensure a genuine & complete boycott of the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka: NDP

United Sikhs salutes NDP Leader for standing behind the turban

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Jagmeet Singh Shots Letter to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Over “Extremist” Label on Sikhs & Muslims

April 8, 2019

On Thursday (April 4), the Leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, and the NDP Public Safety Critic, Matthew Dubé, sent a letter to the Prime Minister regarding the 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada that labelled the Sikh and Muslim communities as extremists.

NDP Want to Question Canadian Minister Over Controversial Report Terming Sikhs and Muslims as Extremists

April 7, 2019

The New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada said in a statement that last Wednesday, its Public Safety Critic, Matthew Dubé, notified the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of his intention to move a motion to invite the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale, to appear before committee and answer questions related to the 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada, tabled in Parliament on December 11, 2018.

It’s unacceptable to label Sikhs as terrorists : Gurratan Singh (Brampton East MPP)

December 18, 2018

“This is not only about the Sikh community, this about protection of minorities and their civil rights,” said Singh. “When a government can brand entire communities as a threat in the absence of evidence, there are real consequences for racialized individuals, including discrimination.”

Tributes Paid to Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra in Ontario Provincial Parliament [Video Report]

September 28, 2018

Last week, Gurratan Singh, Member of Provincial Parliament from Brampton East, rose in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to remember Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra, a human rights activist, who was disappeared and murdered 23 years ago.

Komagatamaru Like Tragedy Will Never Be Allowed To Happen Again in Canada: Jagmeet Singh NDP

May 24, 2018

While the healing continues, we owe it to all the victims who were turned away a commitment that this kind of tragedy will never be allowed to happen again - Jagmeet Singh NDP on Komagatamaru Tragedy.

NDP Condemns Killings in Gaza

May 15, 2018

On Monday, Canada's New Democrats strongly condemned the killings of protesters in Gaza by Israeli Defence Forces and urged the Liberal government to take a more active stance for peace and human rights.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s Statement on Visakhi

April 14, 2018

Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement on Vaisakhi.

Jagmeet Singh’s Younger Brother Gurratan Singh To Contest As NDP Candidate From Brampton

April 4, 2018

Leader of Canada's third largest federal party New Democratic Party(NDP) Jagmeet Singh's younger brother Gurratan Singh has won the NDP's nomination to contest Ontario’s provincial elections

Jagmeet Singh NDP Responds to Media Reports Pointing His Participation in 2015 Sikh Sovereignty Event

March 15, 2018

Ontario/ Chandigarh: Recent reports in Canadian media referred to the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada president Jagmeet Singh’s participation in a Sikh Sovereignty event held in San Francisco in June 2015 and tried to create a controversy against Jagmeet Singh. A report in the Globe And Mail also referred to the Amritsar Massacre of […]

Punjab Police uses Jagtar Singh Jaggi to target Jagmeet Singh NDP

November 20, 2017

Punjab government has once again targeted Canadian Sikh politician Jagmeet Singh. Referring to Jagmeet Singh's tweet Punjab police denied allegations of torture of Jagtar Singh Jaggi.

Canadian Politicians Also Concerned Over Torture of UK Sikh Citizen Jagtar Singh Jaggi in India

November 18, 2017

Canadian politicians have jointed concerns over reports of torture of arrested UK citizen Jagtar Singh Johal aka Jaggi by Punjab police in India.

1984 Was Not Riot, It Was Genocide: NDP Leader Guy Caron’s Statement in Canadian Parliament

November 2, 2017

In a statement in the Canadian parliament on November 1, 2017 the New Democratic Party (NDP)'s Parliamentary leader Guy Caron said that the massacres of Sikhs in India in November 1984 was "genocide" and not mere riots.

WSO (Canada) Congratulate Jagmeet Singh on Historic NDP Leadership Victory

October 2, 2017

The World Sikh Organization of Canada congratulates Jagmeet Singh on being elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP). Jagmeet Singh is the first racialized person and first Sikh to be elected leader of a federal party in Canada.

Canada: Jagmeet Singh Wins New Democratic Party (NDP) Leadership

October 2, 2017

Leadership hopeful, Sardar Jagmeet Singh wins the seemingly impossible race hands down, with 53.8% votes in the first round, thus creating a historic moment in the history of the NDP (New Democratic Party) of Canada.

Jagmeet Singh Leads The Canadian Political Fundraising

August 2, 2017

As per the media reports flamboyant Sikh leader of Canada Jagmeet Singh seeking to become the next leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP)

Jagmeet Singh, The Hottest Phenomena In Canadian Politics Today [Letter To Editor]

July 31, 2017

Jagmeet Singh, a name currently circulating in Canadian politics that needs no introduction but all the mention, yes a mention because this name single handedly

NDP set to form government in British Columbia (Canada)

July 1, 2017

New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada is set to form government in British Columbia (BC). NDP Leader John Horgan will be BC’s next premier.

Jagmeet Singh to Host Fundraising Dinner With Supporters in Mississauga

June 28, 2017

Jagmeet Singh will be returning home for dinner and entertainment with supporters in Mississauga, Ontario. Jagmeet Singh has drawn large crowds across Canada generating a great deal of excitement.

Ontario Sikh Politician Jagmeet Singh bids for Federal NDP leadership

May 16, 2017

Sardar Jagmeet Singh made a historic bid on Monday to head the federal NDP party on the themes of equality and social Justice.

Ontario legislature passes Jagmeet Singh NDP’s motion for stable and fair jobs for temp agency workers

April 15, 2017

An NDP motion to protect Ontarians employed at temp agencies by ensuring more stable jobs and equal pay and benefits for equal work, passed with unanimous support of the Ontario legislature Thursday.

Ontario’s NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh and Singh Khalsa Seva Club encourage all to donate this holiday season

December 13, 2016

MPP Jagmeet Singh along with the Singh Khalsa Seva Club delivered four loads and over 2300 pounds of food in addition to blankets, to Knights Table on Sunday.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Addressed Sikh Gathering on Parkash Gurpurab in Brampton

November 20, 2016

N.D.P Leader Andrea Horwath and Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament and deputy leader Jagmeet Singh addressed the gathering of hundreds of Sikhs at Gurudwara Sahib of the city of Brampton on the occasion of Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Ji.

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh reintroduced bill for Sikh motorcycle helmet exemption

September 30, 2016

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh (Bramalea-Gore-Malton) introduced a bill today calling for an exemption to motorcycle helmet laws for turbaned Sikhs.

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh introduces bill on motorcycle helmet exemption for Sikhs

May 13, 2016

This week, Bramalea Gore Malton MPP Jagmeet Singh re-introduced his bill from 2013 which if passed, would exempt practicing members of the Sikh faith who habitually wear a Turban from the requirement to wear a helmet while operating a motorcycle in Ontario.

Sikh Flag raised at Queen’s Park, Toronto (Canada)

April 16, 2016

On April 14 in the Legislature, Ontario NDP's Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh presented and passed unanimously a motion calling on the Legislative Assembly to fly the Sikh Flag or Nishaan Sahib outside of Queen’s Park.

Statement from NDP Candidate Harbaljit Singh on the crisis in Punjab

October 16, 2015

My heart aches for Punjab today. When peaceful protests are subject to state aggressions resulting in the death of civilians, as leaders we must speak.

NDP’s Harb Kahlon running to represent Brampton East

July 20, 2015

New Democratic Party (NDP) says New Democrats in Brampton East have officially nominated Harb Kahlon to be their candidate in the upcoming federal election.

South Asian and Punjab Programming on OMNI TV benefits Canadians, says NDP

August 12, 2014

New Democrats are applauding the CRTC’s decision to renew OMNI TV’s license and maintain the level of multicultural programming on the station, including Punjabi and South Asian broadcasts.

Statement by the Leader of the Official Opposition, Tom Mulcair, on Mela Gadri Babian Da

August 2, 2014

On this day of festivities for Canada’s Punjabi community, I would like to send my warmest wishes to all Canadians of Punjabi descent, along with their families.” This time last year, Catherine and I were lucky enough to join in the traditional celebrations in Surrey, B.C. The community welcomed us with open arms, and we experienced the vitality and exuberance of Punjabi culture first hand.

CANADA: Focus on health care, cut ER wait times in half: NDP goal

May 21, 2014

Brampton, Ontario (May 21, 2014): According to a press release sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by a media representative of the New Democratic Party, the NDP leader Andrea Horwath has reminded Ontarians that patients with complex needs still spend far too long in the ER for the care they need. The Leader said it’s time to focus on the fundamentals, laying out her goal of cutting ER wait times by half, something both NDP candidate Gurpreet Dhillon, for Brampton-Springdale, and NDP incumbent Jagmeet Singh, for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, will fight for.

Canada’s Official Opposition and NDP wishes “Happy Vaisakhi”

April 12, 2014

Ontario, Canada (April 12, 2014): In a statement, a copy of which is sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by the NDP, the official opposition of Canada and the New Democratic Party (NDP) has sent greetings on Khalsa Sajna Day (Vaisakhi).

Canada: Statement from NDP’s GTA Caucus chair Andrew Cash on Brampton Courthouse shooting

March 29, 2014

Ottawa, Canada (March 29, 2014): NDP Multiculturalism critic and GTA Caucus Chair Andrew Cash (Davenport) has issued the following statement (on March 28) regarding the shooting at the Brampton Courthouse [...]

NDP of Canada expresses concerns over continous hunger strike of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh

December 21, 2013

Ontario, Canada (December 21, 2013): In a statement sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) the New Democractic Party (NDP) has expressed concern over continous hunger strike of Sikh activist Bhai Gurbaksh Singh who is seeking release of 6 Sikh political prisoners who are kept behind the bars beyond the terms of their sentences.

Canada: Official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair statement on the occasion of Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

November 16, 2013

Ontario, Canada (November 16, 2013): Canada’s Official Opposition leader and New Democratic Party (NDP) head Tim Mulcair has issued a statement on the occasion of Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji.

NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh’s statement on November 1984

November 6, 2013

I rise to I extend my sympathies on the 29th anniversary of the November 1984 Sikh Genocide that targeted Sikh men, women and children in New Delhi and many other parts of India. - Jagmeet Singh MPP

Statement by New Democrat leader Thomas Mulcair on the tragedy of November 1984 in India

November 1, 2013

The New Democratic Party of Canada stands in solidarity with the Sikh community and with independent human rights organizations. We call for justice for the survivors and an explanation for why and how this community was targeted by organized mobs.

Canada: Throne speech leaves families waiting to be reunited and youth without jobs, says NDP

October 23, 2013

Ottawa, Canada (October 23, 2013): “When it comes to the recently delivered Speech from the Throne, Canadian families and youth continue to be left in the dark” reads a press release by New Democratic Party (NDP), a copy of which was sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by NDP Press secretary Amneet Singh.

Canada: Conservatives are wrong to think parents are a burden: says NDP

October 18, 2013

Ottawa, Canada (October 18, 2013): In a press release sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) the New Democrats have strongly criticized Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal for indicating in a recent interview with a Vancouver TV station that family reunification is a burden on Canada.

Harper must ensure a genuine & complete boycott of the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka: NDP

October 10, 2013

Ottawa, Canada (October 09, 2013): According to a press release sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by Amneet Singh, Press Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP: "Official Opposition Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre) and Deputy Chair of the National Caucus Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough-Rouge River) are calling on the Conservative government to send a clear message with a full boycott of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo in November".

United Sikhs salutes NDP Leader for standing behind the turban

September 24, 2013

Quebec, Canada (September 24, 2013): “Sikhs have fought in both World Wars while wearing their turbans. 200,000 Sikhs soldiers sacrificed their lives, 90,000 died and 100,000 were injured. They fought side by side with other soldiers, while wearing their turbans,” said New Democratic Party Leader (NDP) Thomas Mulcair. NDP Leader Mulcair promised to fight against institutionalized discrimination in honour of Sikh Veterans.

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