Posts Tagged ‘Air India 182’

How do we prevent another disaster like the bombing of Air India flight 182 from ever happening again?

This was the question at the heart of the Inquiry into the Air India bombing and the investigation that dragged on with little result for decades after the attack. Read more…

Just two weeks before the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Air India 182 and shortly before the inquiry report is due to be released, a controversial petition is being presented to parliament. Read more…

The violent threats against Ujjal Dosanjh have reminded us that the type of religious extremism that gave rise to the bombing of Air India 182 still lingers in Canadian society.

Political commentators such as Rafe Mair are demanding that the Sikh community end extremism, but that addresses only one part of the solution. It also inadvertently stigmatizes those Sikhs who have refused to import the political battles over Khalistan to Canada. The vast majority of Canadian Sikhs do not condone this sort of behavior, and in fact, came to Canada specifically to build a new life free from these tensions. Read more…