July 2007

Air India Story: Breaking the Silence (July 30, 2007)

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) has read the story "Operation Silence" by Tehelka.com with considerable interest. read more ..

World Sikh Organization Welcomes CIC Name Change Policy (July 27, 2007)

The Word Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) welcomes Canada Immigration & Citizenship (CIC) Minister, The Hon. Diane Finley's statement clarifying that Sikh applicants for immigration will not be required to change their surnames of "Singh" and "Kaur". read more ..

WSO Condemns Unfair Name Change Policy (July 25, 2007)

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) expresses its concern and disappointment over Canadian immigration policy forbidding Sikh immigration-applicants from using their names of Singh or Kaur. read more ..

Decade Long Immigration Ban on Singh/Kaur (July 2007)

It came to light in July 2007 that there had been a ban on the use of the last names Singh and Kaur preventing people with those lasts names from immigrating to Canada. A spokesperson for Canadian Citizenship and Immigration confirmed that the ban had been in place for a decade. Intervention by the WSO and public opinion forced the Canadian Government to change this discriminatory policy within 48 hours of the time it was first made public by the media. read more ..

Reaction to "Breaking the Silence" in Tehelka.com (July 31, 2007)

The Tehelka story repeats a proposition first publicly suggested by authors Zuhair Kashmeri and Brian McAndrew, two Canadian journalists, in their book entitled "Soft Target".. read more ..