World Sikh Organization President Gian Singh Sandhu was not given sufficient time to spell out all his concerns before the Air India inquiry in Ottawa because of a letter that was submitted by the WSO only on Friday morning.

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SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN AND MEN PARTICIPATE IN CEREMONY TO HONOUR WOMEN AS LIFE GIVERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
December 6 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 at the L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. [Full Story]

OVER 250 RALLY IN SUPPORT OF LAIBAR SINGH, PROTESTS TO CONTINUE
A large number of supporters of paralysed Indo-Canadian refugee claimant Laibar Singh braved the frigid temperatures on Sunday outside the Immigration offices in Surrey to hold a rally to protest a deportation order that was to be served to him on Thursday. [Full Story]

VOICE MIRROR
#1. BIZARRE CASE GETS PROGRESSIVELY WEIRDER
#2. LAWYER CLAIMS BENJI THREATENED TO KILL WIFE
#3. CABBIE'S ASSAILANT NABBED BY RCMP
#4. SUCCESSFUL SOUTH ASIAN UFE STUDENTS
#5. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING CALLED ETIQUETTE?
#6. INTERNET HASSLES: RACISM IN NOVA SCOTIA
#7. DISGRACEFUL LABOUR ABUSE IN JAPAN
#8. POPE, RELIGION AND ATHEISM [Full Story]

PREMIER IN INDIA SPECIAL
Premier Gordon Campbell this week in New Delhi announced that Kingfisher Airlines has committed to operate the first non-stop Delhi-Vancouver flights as soon as possible. It's expected that the non-stop service will reduce travel time between Delhi and Vancouver from approximately 25 hours to 15 hours. [Full Story]

FLASHBACK - PREMIER'S FIRST VISIT TO INDIA: 2003 Premier Gordon Campbell: Why not a direct flight from Vancouver to Mumbai?
He said: "(Air Canada) have just established a new air route from New Delhi to Toronto. Now I am from British Columbia. So my first response is: why would they pick New Delhi to Toronto instead of New Delhi to Vancouver? In Mumbai, their first response was: why wasn't it Mumbai to Toronto instead of New Delhi to Toronto? My solution for that is: why don't we create a connection between Mumbai and Vancouver? … I have to figure out who's going from Mumbai to Vancouver." [Full Story]

SURREY BUDGET FOCUSES ON PUBLIC SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSPORTATION
The budget includes 22 RCMP officers, which includes 10 newly created Community Safety Officers as well as new positions in the fire department and bylaw enforcement. In addition, $450,000 is set aside for the creation of a Community Court and $300,000 for a Closed Circuit Television pilot project. [Full Story]

METRO VANCOUVER A THRIVING MULTICULTURAL CITY
The census counted 831,300 foreign-born people in the Vancouver CMA, up about 92,700 from 2001. Between the two censuses, the foreign-born population in Vancouver increased by 12.6%, compared with the growth rate of 2.3% in the Canadian-born population. [Full Story]

WHY DECEMBER 6 STILL MATTERS
As each year passes since the murders of 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique in 1989, I struggle with the best way to commemorate those deaths and to place them in the historic context of the violence that continues to be experienced by women across Canada and around the world. [Full Story]

SIKHS WILL ALSO HAVE PRAYER ROOM FACILITIES AT JFK AIRPORT
QUEENS, New York - At a meeting convened last week for the Sikh community by New York City Assemblyman Rory Lancman, the Port Authority agreed to provide prayer facilities for Sikhs at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. [Full Story]

NDP EXPOSES B.C. LIBERAL ARROGANCE, INCOMPETENCE IN FALL SESSION
We held the Campbell government to account in the Legislature. We exposed their mismanagement of major projects like the Vancouver Convention Centre. We showed how their government is leaving ordinary people behind. And we confirmed just how out of touch the Campbell Liberals have become. [Full Story]

THE LEGEND OF LUMIÈRE CONTINUES
The legend of Lumière has for many years intrigued my curiosity as the venue known for serving Vancouver's finest cuisine. From watching Rob Feenie's triumphant television victory on Iron Chef America, to hearing the many reports from friends and family about the quality of food, the restaurant's aura has always been a source of great intrigue. [Full Story]