Press Releases

Rise in Extremism or Rise in Hysteria? Canadian Sikhs Setting the Record Straight

It has been a tough month for Canadian Sikhs. The festival of Vaisakhi is supposed to be a time of celebration – when Sikhs have a public opportunity to shar...

WSO Condemns Facebook Threats Against MP Ujjal Dosanjh

Ottawa – (April 23, 2010): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns threatening comments that have been posted on the social-networking website F...

Sikh Canadians Horrified by Violence: World Sikh Organization of Canada

Ottawa – (April 19, 2010): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) joins the Sikh community in Canada in expressing horror and disappointment over a rece...

World Sikh Organization of Canada Offers Services Free Across Canada

Date: April 6, 2010 Time: 12:00pm We would like to thank all of you for attending this Press Conference today, which is being held by the World Sikh Organi...

WSO Saddened by Violence at Sikh Lehar Centre

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 5, 2010) - The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is deeply saddened by the violence that took place in Brampton, O...

Canadian Sikhs Applaud NDP leader for his Convictions

Mr. Jack Layton, leader of the federal NDP has chastised the government of Canada for inviting ‘a divisive and controversial Indian politician, Kamal Nath "....

Fraser Health Authority Apology to Sikh Community Not Enough

Ottawa – March 25, 2010: The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is disturbed to learn that for the second time in the last two years, reports have emerg...

Response of Some Politicians to Sikh Community’s Concerns Disappointing

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(March 23, 2010) - The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is deeply disappointed by the response of some federal and provincial politic...

WSO Condemns Outrageous Vandalism of Guelph Sikh Society Gurdwara

Ottawa – March 20, 2010: The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns the acts of vandalism at the Guelph Sikh Society Gurdwara. On early Friday morn...

WSO Calls for Principled Discussion on Religious Accommodation

Ottawa – March 17, 2010: The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) calls for a fair and principled discussion on the issue of religious accommodation. Rece...