Dasvand
In 1987, 174 Sikh refugees had landed in Nova Scotia. They were claiming refugee status as India was not a safe place to be a Sikh.
They were all detained, and Prime Minister Mulroney recalled parliament to deal with this. WSO members posted bonds amounting to over $750,000 to secure their release.
In addition, it cost over $500,000 to cover legal costs and their transportation costs to Toronto and Vancouver. WSO pulled the whole community together to make this happen.
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