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Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan

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Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan
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Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan: Battle lines for the 2019 elections to House of Commons have already been drawn. All major political parties, including ruling Liberals, the NDP and the Conservatives, have accelerated their fund raising for the ensuing battle of ballot. While Justin Trudeau will be re seeking election to continue leading Liberals to power, NDP has elected its first Sikh leader,
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Jagmeet Singh, for the 2019 battle of the ballot. The Conservatives, too, are sounding hopeful in wooing voters back into its fold. Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan In the developing political scenario, the recent message of Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan assumes special significance. As the first Sikh Defence Minister of Canada, Harjit Singh Sajjan, in a message on eve of holidays season, said :"We've come a long way, but we need to remember that Canada is not immune to divisive behavior. I know, because I experienced racism firsthand not too many years ago -- and I've seen its impacts on too many others throughout my life and career.
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Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan "I worked to overcome those barriers and eventually became the first Sikh to command a Canadian army reserve regiment. That perspective gives me pause and concern when our opponents continue to focus on the politics of fear," he said. Referring to the coming Christmas and New Year holidays season he said that this was the time of the year when people put their differences aside in the spirit of the season. But luckily, Canada has been a place where our differences are a source of strength throughout the year. We are working to build a Canada where we champion these progressive values -- equality, fairness, inclusion, and diversity, he said. Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan While talking about new immigrants, especially those from Middle East, he said :"We have pledged to welcome an historic number of new Canadians between now and 2020. We're simplifying our immigration process to make it easier to bring families together. We also re-settled more than 48,000 Syrian refugees. And we are still fighting for LGBTQ2 Canadians so that all of us can feel safe and have their most fundamental rights protected, and we've started approaching our policies with a gender-based analysis to ensure they promote gender equity, he concluded. Our differences are a source of strength: Harjit Singh Sajjan -PTC News-
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