A Liberal MP, Randeep Sarai, the member for Surrey Centre, has taken the unusual step of demanding that a reference to Sikh terrorism be excised from a government report, saying there is no evidence that such a threat exists in Canada and the mention of it unfairly tarnishes a peaceful, 600,000-strong community.
The document in question is Public Safety Canada’s annual report on the country’s terrorism threats. A section on current dangers lists “Sunni Islamist extremism” and “right-wing extremism” followed by “Sikh (Khalistani) extremism.” There had been no mention of Sikh extremism in previous years.
He calls on Goodale to “immediately” remove the heading “Sikh (Khalistani) Extremism” from the report, and goes on to say that changes should be made to ensure that no group, Sikh or otherwise, is mentioned in future by their religious or ethnic background in such a sensitive report.
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