Tag Archives: NDP

NDP EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER FORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN THE PUNJAB REGION

Ottawa, Canada:  New Democrats are expressing concern over the safety of Punjab Police sub inspector Surjit Singh following allegations of police participation in forced disappearances in the Punjab. Surjit Singh recently revealed that as a member of the Punjab Police, ...

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Statement by NDP MP for Scarborough-Rouge River, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, on Black July

Canada: Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough – Rouge River) has issued a statement on 30th anniversary of “Black July” – July 1983, when hundreds of Tamils were killed and thousands more were displaced as their homes and businesses ...

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NDP MATTHEW DUBÉ SPORTS CRITIC’S STATEMENT ON LIFTING THE QUEBEC SOCCER FEDERATION’S BAN | MATTHEW DUBÉ STATEMENT ON THE DECISION OF THE FEDERATION OF QUEBEC SOCCER

Canada: On Behalf of all New Democrats, I welcome the Quebec Soccer Federation’s decision to repeal icts ban on Sikh religious headgear. On April 25, 2013, members of the New Democratic caucus wrote to FIFA urging a clarification, so That ...

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Statement by Official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair on the 29th anniversary of the Golden Temple invasion

Ottawa, Canada: I extend deep sympathies on the 29th anniversary of the invasion of the Darbar Sahib or Golden Temple and dozens of other Gurdwaras in Punjab India. The tragic events that began in June of 1984 and the subsequent ...

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