Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits to speak at the Khalsa Diwan Society Sikh Temple before marching in the Vaisakhi parade, in Vancouver on Saturday April 13, 2019. Trudeau praised the Sikh community for its values of “equality and social justice” and noted its long history in Canada dating back to the turn of the 20th century. His speech came just hours after the federal government agreed to remove a reference to Sikh extremism from a report on terrorism. For the first time, the report listed Sikh extremism as one of the top five extremist threats in Canada. After speaking at the gurdwara on Saturday, Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan were to march in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi Parade.

Source: thestar April 13, 2019 15:22 UTC