Kirpans: Should they be banned from Quebec's National Assembly?
* February 10, 2011
In the Sikh religion, it is forbidden to remove the kirpan, which is kept against the skin under clothing. (CBC)
By CBC News
Quebec's governing Liberals voted in favour of an opposition motion to...
[B]Sikhs 'disappointed' by Quebec vote barring kirpans from assembly[/B
QUEBEC — Members of Canada's Sikh community said they were 'disappointed' Wednesday evening after Quebec's national assembly adopted a motion by a vote of 113-0 supporting the decision by security workers to bar four...
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The Sikh community has some friendly advice for politicians in Quebec’s National Assembly: you can’t preserve your culture at the expense of someone else’s.
When the World Sikh Organization of Canada was invited to speak in Quebec about Muslim women’s right to wear the niqab last week...
USA: January 22, 2011. (PCP) The World Sikh Council – America Region (WSC-AR) appreciates and stands in solidarity with the efforts of Sikhs in Canada, led by the World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada, in refusing to enter the Quebec National Assembly on January 18, 2011 without their...
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