More stuff that's not Canadian

Another of my letters.

The murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey was not the murder of a Canadian on Canadian soil, although he happened to be a Canadian of convenience.  It was the murder of a violent Sikh separatist by an Indian enemy, which occurred par hazard on sovereign Canadian soil.  Nijjar was pushing for an independent Sikh state not only in Canada, but also among the diaspora in Britain and Australia.  What, for instance, is a billboard calling for a referendum on Khalistan independence doing in Surrey B.C?  What's it got to do with Canada? 

The Sikhs remain a problem in Canada.

I had a letter published the other day in 'The Globe and Mail' about the home wars and hatreds imported to Canada by the Eritreans, but it's the same with many other ethnic groups -- including the Sikhs.  It should not be happening here.  Leave your hatreds and terrorism from whence you came.  As B's grandfather said all those years ago, just get on with being Canadian.

Remember the Air India bombing in 1985 which killed 329 souls?  That too was dubbed the largest air disaster in Canadian history.  But it was not a "Canadian" tragedy.  It was a Sikh separatist act on an Indian plane that happened to be flying out of Canada, plain and simple.

I wrote a letter to the editor back in January, 2011 about that bombing.  It wasn't published, but here it is:

"Dear editor,

"While appalling and sad, the bombing of Air India flight 182 has never struck me as a "Canadian" tragedy. It happened to an Indian aircraft carrying mostly Canadians of Indian descent and was the result of a vicious religious holy war which persists today. How is that really Canada's fault? 

"And yet we have been shouldering the responsibility and apologizing for it for 25 years. I think it's time for Canada to let go. The same hatred still thrives in these communities -- witness the warning given the B.C. premier to fear for his safety when he attempted to participate in an Indo religious and cultural festival last summer. 

"And look at the violence rained upon Ujjal Dosanjh whenever he speaks out. Blaming Canada and ordinary Canadians does nothing to heal such profound divides."

That's what I wrote.  In 2011, The Canadian government gave $10 million to create something called the Kanishka Project, the sole purpose of which was to counter terrorism and bring Indo-Canadian religious and cultural organizations together to foster understanding and positive communication.

Didn't work out too well, did it.

Trudeau has made serious allegations, so far without any concrete evidence, and has alienated other allies who rely heavily on trade with India in the process.  Why?  To keep Jagmeet Singh happy.  That's why.  Singh is a staunch supporter of the independent Sikh Khalistan movement and has been a vocal, visible and enthusiastic member of it here in Canada.

And, by the way, the only reason Trudeau held his premature press conference was because Evan Dyer was about to break the story.  What with all the CSIS, security agencies and police running around, collecting paycheques with their hands in their pockets, wouldn't that have looked great!  Gee, I guess we missed that one.  The Keystone Cops come to mind:

And what will happen to India if an "inquiry" is actually convened to investigate this?  Nothing.  Remember the two Michaels?  Were any serious sanctions applied to China?  Exactly.  

This is a world in which the Islamic Republic of Iran was named....wait for it.....the 2023 chair of the UN Human Rights Council Social Forum.  Let that sink in for a moment.  Iran, heading a human rights council, a country known for its state-endorsed violence against women and children.

And remember when Biden declared one of his priorities to turn Saudi Arabia into the "pariah of the world".  Two years later, he was enthusiastically fist-pumping its leader Mohammed bin Salman!

All is never what it seems and Canadians have very short memories.