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VOL 23 - ISSUE 39
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024
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BC NDP asked to form government In a provincial election unlike any other, the New Democratic Party of British Columbia was asked to form government on Monday, more than a week after the polls closed. According to Elections BC, NDP Leader David Eby led the party to win 47 seats.
Eby met with British Columbia’s Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin Monday to accept his position as premier-elect and will hold a press
conference on Tuesday at 11 a.m. However, Elections B.C. says two ridings — Surrey-Guildford and Kelowna Centre — will hold automatic judicial recounts as the margin of victory is less than 1/500th of the total number of votes cast. Eby released a statement Monday afternoon saying it is an “incredible honour” for the NDP to be elected for the third time. “People want their elected representatives to deliver results. With renewed determination, we will build on the progress we’ve made to reduce daily costs like car insurance and childcare, hire thousands of health care workers and get you a family doctor, deliver homes you can afford, and make sure our economy works for everyone–not just those at the top. Continued on Page 7...
Surrey's Bains is Canucks Hero after 1st goal Saturday night was special for Arshdeep Bains, who scored his first NHL goal for Vancouver Canucks on home ice. Continued on Page 6...
Infamous crime boss becomes pivotal figure in India-Canada spat
South Asian trucker who hauled cartel's cocaine to Canada pleads guilty
As diplomatic relations fray between India and Canada over the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader, the spotlight is now turning to one of the South Asian nation’s most notorious gangsters. RCMP earlier in October accused Lawrence Bishnoi of colluding with Indian government agents to kill and harass members of the Canadian Sikh diaspora. That comes in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations in 2023 that New Delhi was involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen – claims that India has strongly denied. Continued on Page 6...
Ayush Sharma, an Ontario truck driver who shuttled cocaine and heroin into Canada for a high-volume drug ring has quietly waived his extradition and struck a plea deal in California, all while most of his co-accused are still fighting extradition from Canada or are fugitives in Mexico. Continued on Page 6...
Canada’s Vote Bank Politics: Domestic Compulsion And Foreign Policy Fallout – Analysis Sri Lanka and India have become victims of Canada’s ethnic vote bank politics. “Vote bank politics” is a South Asian term which refers to the cultivation of a community to secure their votes. In some cases, a blind eye is turned to undesirable elements, like terrorists, among these communities. Such a blind spot may lead to domestic as well as international problems. Canadian political parties attempt to get the support of various ethnic groups living in Canada. This cannot be deemed objectionable as it is mandated by democratic electoral politics. But in the case of the Sri Lankan Tamil and the Sikh ethnic groups in Canada, political parties’
vote bank politics has had direct implications for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka and India. A statement released by India’s External Affairs Ministry on October 14, blasted Trudeau of indulging in vote bank politics without nay regard for India’s territorial integrity. On the action taken against the Indian High Commissioner in the case relating to the assassination of Sikh terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Indian government said: “This latest step follows interactions that have again witnessed assertions without any facts. Continued on Page 13...
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