Press Releases

Vaisakhi Greetings From WSO

Ottawa (April 14, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) extends its greetings to all Canadians on the occasion of Vaisakhi, the birth of the Kh...

BC Sheriff Services Develop Guidelines to Accommodate Sikh Turban

Victoria (March 22, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is pleased to announce that British Columbia Sheriff Services has developed guideline...

WSO Concerned by Continuing Human Rights Violations in Punjab

Ottawa (March 18, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is gravely concerned by the increasing number of reports of human rights abuses by security f...

Bravo aux Députés pour avoir rejeté la motion du BQ pour interdire le Kirpan au Parlement du Canada.

Ottawa (17 février, 2011) – La World Sikh Organization (WSO) félicite les députés des trois caucus nationaux qui se sont opposés à la motion du Bloc Québécoi...

Kudos to MPs rejecting BQ Motion to ban Kirpan in Canadian Parliament

Ottawa (February 17, 2011) - The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) congratulates MPs of all three national parties who opposed the Bloc Quebecois motio...

World Sikh Organization Encourage les Députes du Québec de Rejeter l’Interdiction du Kirpan.

Ottawa (9 Février, 2011) – La World Sikh Organization of Canada, WSO, est déçue que les membres de l’Assemblée Nationale du Québec ont voté à l'unanimité pou...

World Sikh Organization Disappointed by Passing of Quebec Motion

Ottawa (February 9, 2011) – The World Sikh Organization of Canada is disappointed that the Quebec National Assembly has voted unanimously in favour of a PQ m...

World Sikh Organization Urges Quebec Assembly to Vote Down Kirpan Ban

Ottawa (February 8, 2011) – The World Sikh Organization of Canada is hoping Members of Quebec’s National Assembly will vote down a PQ motion to ban kirpans f...

World Sikh Organization Excluded from Quebec National Assembly

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Jan. 18, 2011) – Today the World Sikh Organization of Canada was excluded from the Quebec National Assembly and prevented from speaking ...

WSO protests visa for Indian politician with tainted human rights record

Ottawa (January 17, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written a letter of protest to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney over government pla...