Apparently fed up with the way Premier Gordon Campbell - a control freak like Prime Minister Stephen Harper - has been running the government, Finance Minister Carole Taylor finally decided enough was enough and she was going to be her own boss - as Mayor of Vancouver.

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STEPHEN HARPER INVITES INDIAN PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA
The two leaders reaffirmed the strong trade and investment relationship India and Canada enjoy, recognising that there is unrealized potential, and discussed the opportunities in a relationship which has developed from close links forged immediately after India's independence. [Full Story]

SIKH COMMUNITY CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY OF RELIGION'S FOUNDER BY FEEDING THE HUNGRY
What better way to celebrate the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the compassionate founder of the Sikh religion, than to reach out to the underprivileged of our society - and that is what members of the Sikh community did this whole week (November 26 to December 1) as they held nine-hour-long daily langars (free kitchens) in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside where the poorest of the poor dwell. [Full Story]

SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN SMUDGE CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 6
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action for Violence Against Women. It was established by the Parliament of Canada marking the anniversary of the murder of 14 women who were shot to death in 1989 by Marc Lepine at the L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. The day commemorates the 14 women who were murdered by an act of "gender-based violence." [Full Story]

RADIO RED FM: SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY CHIPS IN MORE THAN $625,000 FOR SURREY HOSPITAL IN ONE DAY
The money was raised by Radio Red 93.1 FM during an all-day radiothon on Friday last week. Red FM has pledged to raise $2 million through a series of fundraising events beginning with this radiothon. [Full Story]

VOICE MIRROR
#1. CABBIE STABBED - ASSAILANT AN ASIAN
#2. IMPORTANT TO WOO MINORITIES
#3. WHY CANADA HAS TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO IMITATE U.S.
#4. CANADIAN SUBTLE RACISM GOES ON AND ON!
#5. POLITICIANS SHOULD REMOVE THEIR OWN IGNORANT, RACIST VEILS
#6. SOME INDO-CANADIANS SHOULD STOP PLAYING DIRTY POLITICS
#7. BRING IN NEW LEGISLATION TO SOLVE RCMP-CSIS CONFLICT [Full Story]

LAWYERS AGREE WITH 'VOICE' THAT PREMIER, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SOLICITOR GENERAL FAILED TO TAKE TIMELY ACTION IN TASER TRAGEDY
The Indo-Canadian community is fortunate that we have not yet lost anyone - a father, mother, sister, brother, husband, wife and so on - in a Taser incident, but that could change any day now. [Full Story]

WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION CONDEMNS CANADIAN IMMIGRATION'S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SIKH PREACHERS
The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) this week expressed its concern and disappointment over Canadian immigration's new discriminatory approach towards visiting Sikh preachers. [Full Story]

SIKH COALITION TAKES UP CASE OF RACIST ATTACK ON CABBIE IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE - A Sikh cab driver was brutally assaulted by a passenger last Saturday, the night of Gurpurab. Sukhvir Singh's attacker threatened to kill him, calling him a "terrorist" as he punched and bit him, pulling locks of hair from his head. He is still recovering in hospital. [Full Story]

PUNJABI MAKING GOOD PROGRESS IN LOWER MAINLAND SCHOOLS
It is a matter of great pride for the promoters and speakers of Punjabi that it is amongst one of the 10 most spoken languages out of a total of 6,000 all around the globe. More than 150 million Punjabi speakers are spread out in 150 countries around the world. Mini-Punjabs in countries like Canada, USA, U.K, Australia and Singapore are testaments to the popularity and resilience of this language. Here in BC, in cities like Surrey and Abbotsford, Punjabi is the second-most spoken language after English. [Full Story]

SOUTH ASIANS MUST FACE UP TO THE REALITY OF AIDS
What is more alarming is that these kinds of stories are becoming more and more commonplace in our communities. One man who is infected passes on the virus to his wife and children. This matters more to smaller societies like ours, where people marry within a small population increasing the proportion of infected people. [Full Story]

YOUR TURN
#1. PLANNED MASSACRE OF INNOCENT SIKHS
#2. PROTECT KIDS IN CARS FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE
#3. NDP COMPROMISING PROGRESS MADE BY WOMEN [Full Story]

PUNJABI CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO PARTICIPATES IN MAINSTREAM EVENTS
CHICAGO - The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) kept up it's tradition by enthusiastically participating in the 74th McDonald's Thanksgiving parade held on Thanksgiving Day (November 22) on State Street downtown Chicago despite freezing temperatures. [Full Story]

B.C. WORKING HARD TO ATTRACT FOREIGN WORKERS
With one million new job openings anticipated in our province leading up to 2018 and only 650,000 students currently in our K-12 school system, the need is obvious; the time is now to look outside our provincial borders and find new ways to attract new skilled foreign workers. As a government, we know it is essential to find ways to help immigrants navigate an unfamiliar labour market, overcome language barriers, gain experience in the Canadian workplace and upgrade their skills, if necessary. [Full Story]