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NDP MPS PARTICIPATE IN SOLIDARITY SOCCER GAMES ACROSS CANADA

Ottawa, Canada: With the Quebec Soccer Federation’s recent decision to lift its ban on turbans, NDP MPs adorned patkas and turbans as they joined solidarity soccer games throughout Canada. In Edmonton, one day after the Quebec Soccer Federation lifted its ...

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Quebec Soccer Turban Ban

Ottawa, Canada:It was with great relief on Saturday June 15th that the Sikh community welcomed news from Quebec that the Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) would be lifting its ban on the turban. The World Sikh Organization of Canada had been ...

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Sikh temple opens doors to new building, closes doors to controversy

Columbia: The shroud of controversy and suspicion surrounding a new Sikh temple appears to have lifted just in time for its celebrated grand opening. It’s a religion that preaches peace and acceptance of all faiths. “Every Sikh shrine has four ...

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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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