On November 27, the Government of Canada announced that it is approving the resettlement of Sikh and Hindu refugees to Canada, who had fled Afghanistan due to religious persecution.
Minister Ahmed Hussen has announced the Government of Canada is approving the private sponsorship of the Sikh and Hindu minority population in Afghanistan by the Manmeet Bhullar Foundation. Canada will welcome the approved individuals to Canada early next year.
The late Manmeet Singh Bhullar, an MLA from Alberta, Canada who tragically died on Nov. 23 while stopping to assist someone in a traffic accident, lived to speak for human rights, especially in South Asia.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden passing of MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar today.
Progressive Conservative member of the Alberta Legislature Manmeet Bhullar was killed in a car crash Monday (Nov. 23) on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway while driving from Calgary to Edmonton.