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"The WCB area office does not reflect the linguistic, cultural or religious diversity of Abbotsford by a long shot and it's notorious for that. And I have been dealing with it for years. I represent a lot of Indo-Canadians, mostly Punjabi speakers from Langley, Abbotsford, Surrey, and I've had nothing but problems. They don't care. They're inattentive…This case required sensitivity to physical and mental health issues. They didn't believe this man from the beginning, they treated him as a cheater and a liar for eight years."
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RCMP drug section executed a search warrant at a house on February 8 in the 15900-block of 110th Avenue and seized cocaine, heroin, marijuana and ecstasy as well as a large number of weapons, some of which were fully loaded. The raid followed an investigation into the drug trafficking operation.
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Kenny, who is the M.P. for Calgary Southeast, was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997, and was re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2006. Most recently, he served as Opposition Deputy House Leader. Prior to this, he was Critic for Canada-U.S. Relations, the United States, Finance and National Revenue.
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In a country where change is occurring at a breathtaking pace there is something very comforting about entering the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Sikhism's holiest shrine exudes a peacefulness and tranquility often difficult to find on an Indian subcontinent now bursting with over one billion people.
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Attorney General and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism Wally Oppal told The VOICE this week that what really struck him about the priorities outlined in the Speech from the Throne this time was the heavy emphasis on multiculturalism.
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Premier Gordon Campbell, former Conservative prime minister Kim Campbell and Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan have disgraced themselves by justifying the shameless defection by former Liberal minister David Emerson to the Conservatives - all for a cabinet post.
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Many Sikhs have been calling me up to appeal to the organizers of the two traditional Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtans in Vancouver and Surrey to work out a compromise on the timings and/or dates of their respective Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtans. Both are being held on Saturday, April 15, starting in the morning.
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Surrey RCMP Cpl. Roger Morrow said: "Upon attendance police secured the scene and located one of the male participants with very serious injuries. A short time later he succumbed to these injuries. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team was called in and they are in the early stages of their investigation…Police do not consider the attack to be random."
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But before I get into the details of how I exposed then RCMP not once, BUT TWICE, in playing it dirty with Air India convicted bomb-maker Inderjit Singh Reyat when it came to his parole, let me deal with the developments of the past week.
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As a Canadian Muslim, I have been deeply concerned by the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) first in a Danish newspaper and subsequently in other media around the world and the violent response that they have caused. Unfortunately these cartoons can no longer be seen as simply offensive to Muslims, and have become a worldwide concern. As the violence continues across much of the Muslim world, we've continued to see debate on how these cartoons should be handled in the west, and in some cases we have even seen them republished.
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#1. CARTOONS CONTROVERSY - ONE
#2. CARTOONS CONTROVERSY - TWO
#3. TECHNICALITY OR WHAT?
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Certainly, the challenges faced by new immigrants are real and deserving of the attention of the Provincial Government. To that end, we've looked carefully at the areas where government intervention can have the greatest practical and immediate impact on the day to day lives of new Canadians.
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RECOGNIZING GRAVES OF 36 VETS
KAMLOOPS STUDENTS EARN PRAISE FOR ANTI-RACISM MESSAGE
MULTICULTURALISM - THE HEART OF B.C.'S SUCCESS
CELEBRATING MULTICULTURALISM WEEK
PREMIER: 'B.C. MUST CONTINUE TO LEAD IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY'
NDP: THE SILENCE OF THE THRONE SPEECH
MULTICULTURAL HEALTH FAIR
INPUT INVITED ON CHANGES TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
NEW ENVOYS TO US AND UN
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE
COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS
"AIR ONE" TAKES FLIGHT TO ENHANCE SAFETY
SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, PST REVIEW
RETAILERS URGE VICTORIA TO MATCH OTTAWA'S PROMISED SALES TAX CUT
BANNER PROGRAM INTRODUCES NEW VANCOUVER 2010 BRAND
TWO THIRDS OF PEAK SNOWPACK IS ALREADY IN PLACE
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(This is from The VOICE of February 19, 2005)
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