September 2007

CKNW Radio show host fuels xenophobia

Bruce Allen’s diatribe on CKNW Radio against immigrants, and especially against Sikhs who wear turbans and Muslim women who wear burqas project the kind of xenophobic attitudes that would, if given free reign, take Canada back a hundred years. Mr. Allen, referring to immigrants who refuse to “integrate” to some fictitious standard set by himself, says “If you don’t like the rules, hit it. We don’t need you here. You have another place to go – it’s called home. See ya.” Mr Allen’s subsequent cosmetic and meager apology does little to assuage the pain that his comments will inflict. The WSO lauds the steps taken by MP Raymond Chan to ask the CRTC to look into Mr Allen’s discriminatory remarks. read more ..

TORONTO, Sept. 26 /CNW/ - Reports that Gian Singh Sandhu of the World Sikh Organization met and advised Lal Singh are categorically false and unconditionally denied by Gian Singh Sandhu read more ..

In the debate over public funding for faith based schools, the issue of equal treatment to all faiths must remain at the fore. The WSO believes that the Governments have a major role to play in this field and must provide a fair and equitable education system in each jurisdiction. Existing education funding programs in the Province of Ontario, Canada support public funding of Catholic schools to ensure that Catholic parents have the right to choose what kind of education their children will have. It is time that parents of other faiths are also given this right. read more ..