Had anyone bothered to stamp out hatreds and conflicts that belonged in former countries and had we seen those blown out of the sky as our own citizens, the tragedy of Air India 182 might have had better closure:
Friday marked the 38th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on Canadian citizens in the country’s history.
But a new poll has revealed Canadians know troublingly little about the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism and the Air India bombings it was created to honour.
On June 23, 1985 329 passengers and crew, 268 of them Canadians, were killed when a bomb went off on Air India flight 182. A second bomb killed two baggage handlers in Japan. Both attacks were tied to a B.C.-based terrorist group seeking an independent Sikh state in India.
Canadians don't know much about their history.
Also - the squeaky wheels in all of this:
Hundreds gathered outside of the Consulate General of India office in Vancouver Saturday for a rally.
Sikh protesters and activists said they’ve gathered to raise concerns that the Indian government is behind the homicide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Nijjar was the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey when he was shot and killed in the parking lot on the evening of June 18, six days ago.
“This act of violence was predictable and was foreseen. It is unacceptable for us,” Jatinder Singh Grewal said, a Sikhs for Justice director.
First of all, some conflict in India has nothing to do with Canada.
Secondly, why was this extremist walking around?
Oh, yeah - Canada.
Finally, if MPs and Canadian citizens can be intimidated by the Chinese communist government while in Canada, why should you be so special?
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