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When Canada's 'tolerance and diversity' clashes with Sikh 'radicalism'

‘Are we so woke ... that we actually ignore someone preaching violence, right in our midst?’ asks former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh

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Canadian diplomacy just did an about-face with India.

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At the beginning of the week, Mark Carney signed off on “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” a partnership agreement with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The diplomatic row between the countries has given way to the realpolitik of global conflict; the agreement is packed with hifalutin language and aspirational blather. You wouldn’t know there had been a serious breakdown prior to Carney’s visit.

“Yeah, it’s two different worlds,” says 79-year-old Ujjal Dosanjh, a Sikh from India who emigrated to Canada in 1968 and later became B.C. premier and a federal cabinet minister.

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“But the fact is,” he adds, “India is a civilizational country, right? It’s an ancient civilization, just like........

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