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Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity Jason Kenney told The VOICE last week on Friday that the Conservative Government will announce redress on the Komagata Maru incident this spring - something that their Liberal predecessors just failed to act on.
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The recent deadly gang style shootings this week have once again raised red flags due to the callousness nature of gang violence on our streets which, indeed, is eroding public safety. These shootings have once again sparked debate and questions on how to tackle this serious social ill in our society.
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Even as Premier Gordon Campbell drags his feet on the formation of a Metro Vancouver police force for dealing efficiently with the growing menace of gangs, drugs and guns (something The VOICE had highlighted back in 2001!), Vancouverites are REALLY worried about their safety in spite of hollow assurances from police that everything is under control.
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Former promoter-turned-Punjabi film producer Pinky Basrao's upcoming Punjabi film Yaariyan, directed by Bollywood veteran Deepak Grewal, also a Vancouver resident, hit Canadian screens on Friday.
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Surrey's Lion Weightlifting Club's 10 members on the B.C. Team shone out as they captured all the five gold medals that the team won at the Junior National Championship (under the age of 20) in Kelowna on January 19.
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The funeral for slain baby girl Rajvinder Kahlon, 2, will take place at Riverside Funeral Home and Crematorium at 7410 Hopcott Road, Delta, on Saturday, January 26 at 3 p.m. It will be followed by prayers at Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Temple.
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Following a strong protest by Canadian Border Services Agency officials at the manner in which their managers bungled two attempts to deport paralysed refugee claimant Laibar Singh, who's now seeking sanctuary at Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day reacted by stating: "while I will not comment on specific cases, I will say that our government is committed to enforcing removal orders against foreign nationals who are inadmissible to Canada."
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The latest in this series is the claim made by Mike de Jong, B.C. Government House Leader and MLA for Abbotsford-Mount Lehman, that he would meet with officials in India during his current trip there to finalize an arrangement that would see flights operating between Amritsar Airport in Punjab and Abbotsford International Airport here in B.C. before the end of this year.
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#1. DR. GARY RANDHAWA OF KELOWNA PASSES AWAY AT 54
#2. INDO-CANADIAN CABBIE ATTACKED
#3. GREWAL WRITING BOOKS WHILE RCMP INVESTIGATION GOES ON
#4. SENATOR JAFFER FACES A TSUNAMI OF EMBARRASSMENT
#5. REYAT TO PLEAD GUILTY OF PERJURY?
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United Sikhs, a United Nations affiliated international advocacy NGO, has called on Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to convince French President Nicholas Sarkozy, during the latter's visit to India this week, to reverse the Sikh turban ban in schools in France.
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On January 14, our government unveiled a new $14-billion Provincial Transit Plan, with the goal of doubling transit ridership across BC and helping address climate change by getting more people out of their cars, and onto buses or Skytrain.
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#1. LIBERAL LEADER'S GREETINGS ON INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY
#2. VANCOUVER POLICE CHIEF CHU ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CITY
#3. DRAMATIC DECREASE IN AUTO THEFTS IN SURREY
#4. GURU NANAK'S FREE KITCHEN KEEPS ON FEEDING THE HUNGRY
#5. UNITED SIKHS: SIGN MEMORANDUM ABOUT SIKH TURBAN BAN
#6. FOREST WORKERS DYING WHILE CAMPBELL GOVERNMENT DOES NOTHING
#7. DHALIWAL AFFIRMS LIBERAL SUPPORT FOR PUNJABI MARKET GATE
#8. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION VEHICLE TO AID SRI LANKA
#9. FEDERAL NDP DEMANDS CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES BE REDUCED
#10. NEW DEMOCRATS PRESS FOR FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
#11. JAMES ANNOUNCES PLAN TO MAKE POST-SECONDARY MORE AFFORDABLE
#12. CANADA'S FIRST ENHANCED DRIVER'S LICENCE LAUNCHED IN B.C.
#13. NEW EXECUTIVE OF B.C. CANADA-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL
#14. CANADA'S FIRM STAND ON U.N. WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM
#15. NDP: LIBERALS LET ICBC GET AWAY WITH ANOTHER CASH GRAB
#16. NDP CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF WORKSAFE CHANGES
#17. SURREY COUNCIL HOSTS JOINT MEETING OF SURREY ELECTED OFFICIALS
#18. INNOVATION HELPING TO MEET HEALTH NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS
#19. INNOVATIVE NEW CLINIC IMPROVES HEALTH-CARE ACCESS
#20. GREEN PARTY LEADER RETRACTS CHRISTIAN CRUSADER REMARK
#21. CONSERVATIVES TO LIBERALS: COME CLEAN WITH CANADIANS
#22. B.C. GIVES $895,000 TO B.C. RAISE-A-READER CAMPAIGN
#23. CHILD HEALTH PASSPORT UPDATED TO SUPPORT HEALTHIER KIDS
#24. BRITISH COLUMBIA TO REDUCE SCHOOL BUS EMISSIONS
#25. LIBERALS SLAM CONSERVATIVES ON AFGHAN DETAINEES
#26. LIBERALS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF KEEN'S DISMISSAL
#28. KIDS HELP PHONE SCHOOL TOUR ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO SPEAK UP
#29. LUNG ASSOCIATION CAMPAIGN: STOP SMOKING IN CARS WITH KIDS
#30. DION UNVEILS PLAN TO STRENGTHEN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
#31. CJC APPLAUDS LAYING OF HATE CRIME CHARGES
#33. FIVE AMERICAN STATE SENATES TO OPEN WITH ANCIENT HINDU SHLOKAS
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Several politicians recently approached The VOICE to find out if attending Surrey's Vaisakhi Parade this year would be an embarrassment - and after consulting the RCMP, I would advice them to go ahead and participate.
