Far too much about what has long been known and uniformly regretted across the political spectrum in Ottawa as the Komagata Maru Incident gets conveniently overlooked at the best of times. During his apology for Canada’s role in the Komagata Maru affair last week, Trudeau said this: “When we make mistakes, we must apologize, and recommit ourselves to doing better.”This is a fine sentiment. The Socialist Party provided the Komagata Maru’s legal defence in Vancouver, which was no small affront to “progressive” thinking at the time. Indeed, the apology necessitated by his own elbowing-penalty jackassery is the main reason his main-event apology has been so overlooked. Related“Those passengers, like millions of immigrants to Canada since, came seeking better lives for their families,” the prime minister said.

Source: National Post May 25, 2016 12:30 UTC