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PRESS RELEASES

March 2008

WSO Condemns Fear mongering by India’s Prime Minister (March 21, 2008)

The Canadian Sikh community is apprehensive about India’s nefarious designs against them. WSO expects Government of Canada and its intelligence forces to be vigilant of the clandestine activities of the Government of India. See the full press release

Ontario Helmet decision sets back religious rights and freedoms (March 06, 2008)

The requirement to wear helmets while riding a motorcycle puts undue restrictions on Sikhs who wear a turban as an article of their faith. The Ontario courts’ recent judgment in the case of Baljinder Singh Badesha, in refusing to make an exception for Sikhs that wear turbans, runs counter to the religious freedoms enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights. See the full press release

   
   
 

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