Tag: Sikhs in Canada
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Trudeau Vaisakhi message praises Canadian Sikhs
Trudeau Vaisakhi message is all praise for the community in the country and around the world The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Canadian Sikhs on the occasion of Vaisakhi. The Trudeau Vaisakhi message said, “Today, Sikhs in Canada and around the world will celebrate Vaisakhi, the most important date in the…
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Why there are so few western converts to Sikhism
By Fatehpal Singh Tarney HALIFAX (Canada): In past years, I have often used the term “Gora Sikh/Sardar” to identify myself. In recent times, I much prefer “Sabat Surat Sardar” or “Pakka Sardar.” No religion begins without converts and all religions begin as rebellions. However, many people born into a given faith tend to overlook this…
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Vancouver Sikhs to become second biggest religious group by 2031
By Gurmukh Singh TORONTO: Canada is fast changing its colours as visible minorities — Asians, Blacks and others — are outgrowing the white population. According to projections done for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 60 per cent residents of the Greater Vancouver area by the year 2031 will be non-whites.