I have more Sikhs in my Cabinet than Modi, says Justin Trudeau
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told an audience in Washington that he has more Sikhs in his Cabinet than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hindustan Times reported on Monday.
Trudeau, made the remark on Friday while answering a question from a Pakistani student at the American University in Washington during his state visit to the United States.
The student, Jahan from Pakistan, told Trudeau that he finds it great that the Canadian PM has so many Punjabis in his cabinet.
“I have more Sikhs in my cabinet than Modi does,” said a visibly amused Trudeau.
The Liberal leader was sworn into office as Canada's 23rd prime minister, in November last year. He included four Sikh-Canadians apart from naming an equal number of men and women to a slimmed-down Cabinet.
Sikh-Canadians in the Canadian cabinet include Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, Small Business Minister Bardish Chagger and Innovation Minister Navdeep Singh Bains.
On the other hand, there are only two Sikh Cabinet ministers in the Modi's government -- Maneka Gandhi, who is a Sikh by birth, and Harsimrat Kaur Badal -- the food processing minister.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:22am
gr8 respect for Canada PM . BUT Plz dont play religion Card . World gain nothing from religious politics . THANKS
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Mar 14, 2016 11:23am
Donald Trump should learn from Canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:34am
Singh is King!
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Mar 14, 2016 11:34am
This Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is an amazing person, the young Canadian generation loves him.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:37am
And we had a sikh Prime minster earlier.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:46am
Does he know India is a big country with over 1.25 billion people and 2 ministers out of 30 is not bad considering the population of the community.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:47am
look at Canada and then look at US politics.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:54am
@VEER SINGH You should have mentioned Sikh population too to justify your comment
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Mar 14, 2016 12:02pm
Credit due where credit deserved, Sikh community is one of the most hard working people and I observed during my stay in Canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:03pm
right the people who started some of the issues may be able to fix them also!
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Mar 14, 2016 12:13pm
Sir, we know ur country is the best secular country in the world. Long live Canada....
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Mar 14, 2016 12:21pm
Good for us. Proud of their achievement!
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Mar 14, 2016 12:22pm
more than half of Indian army generals are Sikh that tells entire story
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Mar 14, 2016 12:27pm
2.4% of indian population are sikh in india and 2 out of 30 cabinet minister are sikh. We had also a sikh prime minister.and the state in punjab government all are sikh.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:29pm
MODI has women sikh minister in his cabinet, Trudeau has none.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:31pm
We are proud of our Indian brothers and sisters.Where ever they go, they bring glory to their motherland
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Mar 14, 2016 12:48pm
Sikhs are one of the most hard working and brave people in the world. They shine in whichever country they live in.
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Mar 14, 2016 12:57pm
As far as defence is concened, every body can understand that Sikhs and Pathans are valiant fighters, but a Sikh became a minister of innovation, strange very starnge, because Sikhs and Pathans are considered to be foolish in Indo-Pak, many jokes about their foolishness circulate at different forums.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:01pm
That is a nice rub in Justin.
The Canadian Community is enriched by the presence of a large number of Asians of refined backgrounds and traditions hitherto expelled by the tyrant Idi Amin. What a loss for Uganda and a gain for Canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:06pm
Canada is the most perfect country in everyway in this whole world.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:14pm
Obama is failed as president under whom so much is happening specially by trump .the Canadians are in a word truly good people so is the Canadian PM.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:19pm
@kuttathi Bardish Chagger who is the Canadian Small Business Minister is a Sikh and a woman.
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Mar 14, 2016 01:36pm
You should also see how the Canadian Parliament treated Harjit Sajjan due to his ethnic status!!
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Mar 14, 2016 02:23pm
India has 1.3 billion population . Out of which Sikhs are 2 crores making approx. 1.5%. There are hundreds of communities based on religion, caste,ethnicity etc in India. The Sikhs in Canada have a large population so having 4 ministers is no wonder to me. I am a Rajput but I never paid attention how many Rajput ministers are there in the Indian govt. Govt. Should function, it matters little who runs it.
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Mar 14, 2016 02:44pm
Well said Sir. Thats because Canada is a true democracy,
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Mar 14, 2016 02:54pm
@Sixer From Chakwal 1.9% of Indian population.
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Mar 14, 2016 02:58pm
love from india to Canada, these indian sikhs will make ur country proud
and will not demand any special privilages
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Mar 14, 2016 03:07pm
@Sixer From Chakwal @VEER SINGH You should have mentioned Sikh population too to justify your comment
less then 2% of india pop is Sikhs its 1.9%
so 2 out of 30 is 6.6%
and don't forget ex PM, President, CMs, Chief Justice, Various Army , nevy and airforce chiefs, head of election commission, head of reserve bank, audit dept, govenors , police chiefs, ambassodors ect ect
we take care of our own
eg goan are less then 1 million in a pop of 1300 million but the most powerful minister defence is goan
everything on merit my friend
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Mar 14, 2016 03:08pm
i'm British Pakistani, live in London and must say Singh community is very hard working people, straight and honest and very sucessful and Affluen in the community Well done.
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Mar 14, 2016 03:09pm
@Prabin 2.4% of indian population are sikh in india and 2 out of 30 cabinet minister are sikh. We had also a sikh prime minister.and the state in punjab government all are sikh.
it less now bec of migration and falling birth rate it just about 2%
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Mar 14, 2016 03:55pm
@Sixer From Chakwal Its approximately 2% of total Indian population..
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Mar 14, 2016 04:12pm
South Asian countries should learn this.
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Mar 14, 2016 04:21pm
@kuttathi "We are proud of our Indian brothers and sisters.Where ever they go, they bring glory to their motherland" What happens to them when they are in the motherland?
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Mar 14, 2016 04:24pm
Sikhs and Indians earn reputation and credibility wherever they goes.
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Mar 14, 2016 04:58pm
@Akram They become Prime minister, army chief, cheif election comissioner.. .counteless
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Mar 14, 2016 05:12pm
It seems people have bought into the narrative of Canada being the "better" place to be......take it from someone who actually lived there....its no more or no less welcoming and friendly than any other place on earth......humans are the same no matter where you go on this planet.....
Personally I had the worst time working there but then I am from Delhi and unfortunately got posted in a small city and simply couldnt adjust to the non cosmopolitan lifestyle......
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Mar 14, 2016 05:13pm
Bravo hats off to a liberal PM.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:35pm
@Prabin : Surprisingly no one has mentioned late President Gyani Zail Singh who was a Sikh.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:35pm
This comment of the Canadian PM is totally unnecessary. Sikhs in Canadian parliament or Indian parliament are elected representatives and accountable to their respective constituency and parliament.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:37pm
Proud of our sikh community.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:41pm
Singh is king. Love my Sikh friends. We make India stronger. Jai Hind.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:46pm
@Akram They are respected here , you don't have to worry we have had army chief , Governors , President , Prime minister from this community.
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Mar 14, 2016 05:55pm
One day Justin Trudeau will declare that he has more Indian minister than Indian government.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:09pm
There are no Canadians in Modi's cabinet!
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Mar 14, 2016 06:45pm
This man is simply Love.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:48pm
The people are not interested on who is their minister; they are interest in what is delivering to them.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:53pm
How many Muslims or Hindus in Canadian ministry?
They constitute a considerable number of the Canadian population too!
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Mar 14, 2016 06:56pm
Justin Trudeau just flashed his liberal card. I have nothing but admiration of Justin Trudeau.
India had a Sikh Prime Minister for a long time, and the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army was a Sikh, and so was the chief economic adviser, and scores of Sikhs in high positions in the union government.
The Sikhs were the FIRST immigrant community from the Indian subcontinent to come to Canada nearly a 100 years ago, and, they have a very firm footing in all walks of the Canadian life and often control huge businesses and hold top academic positions!:)
Punjabi is very much in use in British Columbia and in particular in Vancouver, the capital.:)
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Mar 14, 2016 06:56pm
This is an achievement for Canada to have diversity in their cabinet and openness towards all faiths and cultures. Instead of ridiculing it as percentage population of Sikhs in India and how many Sikh PMs we had in last 70 years we should understand the crust of the message which is religious harmony and human beings are above the discriminations like cast, breed, black, white, religion, sect bla bla.
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Mar 14, 2016 06:58pm
Siks are 1.6% of Canadian population and 1.5% of Indian population. Therefore one would expect more Sikhs in Canadian cabinet
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Mar 14, 2016 06:58pm
@Hanif You had better get rid of stereotyping? Sikhs hold TOP academic positions in Canada in places like McGill university.
I have met a lot of Sikhs in IIT Madras, who were either in the faculty or in the research as students?
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Mar 14, 2016 07:01pm
Sikhs rule the agriculture in far away places like Argentina and the US.
The largest peanut farmer in Argentina is a Sikh and the largest peach farm in the US is run by a Sikh!:)
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Mar 14, 2016 07:02pm
@Akram They produce people like Dr Manmohan Singh, General Bikram Singh, or Montek Singh Ahluwalia the chief economic adviser?:)
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Mar 14, 2016 07:08pm
Represent Justin!!! Represent!!!!
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Mar 14, 2016 07:17pm
@Prabin "2.4% of indian population are sikh in india and 2 out of 30 cabinet minister are sikh. We had also a sikh prime minister.and the state in punjab government all are sikh."
No need for excuses! have you researched the ratio of Sikh population to their number in the Trudeau cabinet? Looks like Sikhs have more opportunities in Canada as compared to their homeland India. Another point to note is that no one in Canada is comparing number of Sikh ministers to their population. South Asia has much to learn from Canada
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Mar 14, 2016 07:34pm
CANADA - Secularism at it's very best ! Broad based Education blurs the lines of race, and other differences. Current scientific knowledge and liberal broad based education is what is needed in all the countries of South Asia. Religion can not form the basis of a Nation. Look at Singapore with an army of 950,000 reservists - is also a successful secular Nation like Canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 07:35pm
That was totally unwarranted and based on poor information about India. It wasn't nice to pass such a comment at your visit to a country. Any ministers he has are all Canadians and not based on religion. Stats tells us they have a low population in proportion and anyways that's their internal matter and you are no one to judge them..
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Mar 14, 2016 07:37pm
Well, we had a sukh prime minister ruled 10 years. But well said Mr prime minister, i like your idea of diversed canada.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:07pm
@zak : Can you tell me how many Sikh ministers in Pakisthan cabinet?
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Mar 14, 2016 08:10pm
@Ghaznavi But Sikhs have lived in Canada for so long and only now they are ministers. How do you explain that.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:11pm
I think it should matter not what your ethnicity is! if you are qualified to do the job, you should get it. Gender based, ethnicity based - might be politically correct, I am not sure if it actually does good for the country in general. I think experience and competence should be the deciding factor.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:13pm
india population is 1.4 billion, canada population is 30 million, you need to hire more sikhs to keep up the number with modi
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Mar 14, 2016 08:15pm
Everyone has great respect for Canada PM. I wish other leaders emulate his leadership style.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:25pm
they should in cabinet on merit not bcos of sikhs number in the country.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:26pm
@VEER SINGH: Does he know India is a big country with over 1.25 billion people and 2 ministers out of 30 is not bad considering the population of the community.
Please do not talk about population, because, percentage of Sikh in Indian population is much more than percentage of Sikh in Canadian population.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:29pm
True indeed; and I was delighted to watch the swearing-in ceremony
of the cabinet.
I also quote here Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who famously said:
"In Canada, diverse perspectives and different opinions are celebrated,
not silenced. Canadians know that we are stronger not in spite of our
differences, but because of them."
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Mar 14, 2016 08:44pm
How many Hindus does Canada's cabinet have? None.
Hindu's are 1.6% of Canada's population and none in the cabinet.
Sikh's are 1.9 % of India's population and there is at least 1 in the cabinet. So why this ridiculous & divisive comparison Justine?
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Mar 14, 2016 08:46pm
Gary Trudeau - I admire you for being young, multi-culture oriented and dynamic PM but don't compare your administration to India. We have had a sikh president and a PM. We have had cabinet ministers, generals and other heads of various government departments who are sikhs. You are not helping Indo-Canada relations by making such childish comparisons.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:47pm
But Sir who is to be blamed? Indians or Sikhs?
If someone residing in India doesn't study and doesn't get to the higher levels in society, then who is to be blamed? State?
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Mar 14, 2016 08:50pm
@Akram yes they bring glory to the motherland
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Mar 14, 2016 08:55pm
@Ghaznavi more than half of Indian army generals are Sikh,we had sikh prime minister who ruled for 10 years Dr manmohan singh.President, CMs, Chief Justice, Various Army , nevy and airforce chiefs, head of election commission, head of reserve bank, audit dept, govenors , police chiefs, ambassodors.General Bikram Singh, or Montek Singh Ahluwalia the chief economic adviser..etc etc.despite only 2% they reached to that high position. Lastly it's not about religion it's about person and his/her capabilities.
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Mar 14, 2016 08:59pm
The population of India is 30 times that of Canada, eh?
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Mar 14, 2016 08:59pm
Justin is great like his late father. No wonder he is so popular.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:06pm
What about Native Canadians? Anyone of them in your cabinet your excellency?
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Mar 14, 2016 09:07pm
@shirish sawant BTW Indian prime minister need to learn more not to play religious card. A sharp increase in meat consumption related cases have been witnessed since he came into power.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:08pm
@ayush And we in Pakistan have 100%
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Mar 14, 2016 09:11pm
@ayush
Because they are brave!!!!
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Mar 14, 2016 09:23pm
Modi got only Indians in his cabinet.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:23pm
@someone
Yes, two key ministers are from first nations of Canada.
Jody Wilson-Raybould is justice minister
Hunter Tootoo is minister of fisheries and the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:25pm
Trudeau is brave & beacon house to bring change. His decisions give hope to over 30% foreign born Canadians that in Canada is a place free from discrimination and racism and immigrants can achieve anything whatever they like to achieve. People of Canada love Liberals.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:38pm
"I have more Sikhs in my Cabinet than Modi" says Justin Trudeau
We had Sikh prime minster Manmohan Singh.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:43pm
"I have more Sikhs in my Cabinet than Modi" says Justin Trudeau
This is a purely a political statement i.e. to appease Sikh vote bank.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:43pm
That's "True-Though"...
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Mar 14, 2016 09:46pm
@shirish sawant its not religious politics, it's minorities politics and Justin is genuine about it.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:01pm
Thats true ! In India Sikhs are just famous as a funny guy in movies !
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Mar 14, 2016 10:12pm
cos u are canadian not indian n Pakistanis...u keep prople in cabinet on the basis of what they know not who they know..besides we do have fairy intelligent people but we keep them in cabinets under lock and keys
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Mar 14, 2016 10:21pm
So what if Justin Trudeau has more Sikhs than Modi? That doesn't mean Justin's cabinet is any better. Not sure what Justin's point is? The bottom line should be if you have the credentials you get the job or else it is reverse discrimination.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:24pm
Canada believes in pluralism and should be commended for including minorities. I would be much happier if Pakistan includes minorities like Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Parsis, Ahmadis, Quadianis, etc. in all facets of Govt. and in important roles.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:33pm
The Canadian PM is just a cool dude all the way around.As for the Sikhs, I have many Sikh friends in Dallas Texas, I find myself relating to them so much more than others. and yes they are respectful, hard working and brave people, thats why there are many generals in the Indian army. By the way, I'm a Lahori.
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Mar 14, 2016 10:51pm
@Honey Singh yes and one of the most respected PM and the man who changed the course of our history and made us hold our heads high
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Mar 14, 2016 11:03pm
@Honey Singh
Not to forget Sikh President, Air Marshall, Chiefs of Indian Army.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:07pm
The Sikhs are the proud first son of India. If a Sikh person has one son , he list his son in Army, If he has two sons, he list the first one in Army and 2nd to take care of his farm. If he has three he makes his third son in Civil Services. All the Indians know about the Sikh's proud contribution to India. If you look at the Indian army you can see them everywhere and they don't care sacrificing their life to Mother India.
Being from South, Not just me but everyone in my place have a great deal of respect for the Sikh community.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:31pm
Hope you get a Sikh Prime Minister, our former one was.
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Mar 14, 2016 11:46pm
I think that Pakistani student should have asked the Canadian PM about the inclusion of any Pakistani or Muslim in his Cabinet ? no one is mentioning this aspect.
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Mar 15, 2016 12:00am
Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism to us are same as Hinduism. I do not mind converting to any of these anyday.
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Mar 15, 2016 12:09am
@ROHIT PANDEY thanks you sir
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Mar 15, 2016 12:28am
Superb. Truly multicultural at heart, and practicing his values too!!!
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Mar 15, 2016 12:33am
Respect for others, tolerance for differences (cultural, racial and ideological) and team work is the only way for global peace and prosperity. Canadian PM is an exemplary political leader for many emperors of world.
May the peace prevail and may God protect those who make sincere effort for that. Amen
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Mar 15, 2016 12:34am
I hope Sikh ministers in Canada will ensure that Canadian soil is not used for anti India activities as has happened during Khalistan movement days. Air India plane was brought down killing 329 Indians. Sikhs in Canada managed to ensure Canadian government does not file a criminal case within statutory period of 4 years. This is a blot on the face of Canadian government.
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Mar 15, 2016 01:17am
JT is a leaders who brings people together!
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Mar 15, 2016 01:18am
What's with Indian commentators here, he just made an innocent remark. Why Indian feel inferiority complex out of nothing. Justin is simply saying that he is proud to have many sikhs in his cabinet (perhaps more than Modi). Why are you offended.....This is actually a mentality which needs to be changed.
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Mar 15, 2016 01:21am
Good response to Modi by Justin.
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Mar 15, 2016 01:29am
@Hanif Sikh are never foolish ..They are smartest people on earth.
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Mar 15, 2016 02:02am
The Sikh community is an increasingly powerful economic, financial and social vote block in Canada and so the PM is ensuring that he plays to that vote block. Nothing wrong with that. Its part of democracy. "As long as capable people are chosen in the national interest, no country can go wrong." And the prime minister didn't mean the statement in any negative way. He just wanted to make an observation and its been taken out of context by the media to make a big deal. I am proud of these capable overseas sikhs of Indian origin and ashamed of our incapable local resident remote controlled ex-sikh prime minster who was a mere spectator to various scandals and corruption.
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Mar 15, 2016 02:26am
Trudeau did not induct 4 sikhs to his cabinet to appease Sikhs. Trudeau genuinely believes that Canada must be represented in his cabinet and that Canada in 2016 is a lot more than English and French settlers from the earlier periods
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Mar 15, 2016 03:23am
Justin Trudeau gets on well with Modi the statement was made in jest and nothing else.
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Mar 15, 2016 03:33am
National identity comes first, every other identity comes later.
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Mar 15, 2016 03:35am
@Khan And they do not expect any special treatment, they never create any fuss.
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Mar 15, 2016 04:23am
Sikh are great so are India. I salute to both. They are not adversaries they are one. Long live India & long live Sikh community.
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Mar 15, 2016 04:48am
@GAWAL MANDI YA My daughter is settled in scandevavian country and they have many friends from Pak Panjab and they have family relations, when ever my wife visits my daughter all her Pak sahelis calls on her and also invite her the reason we speak the same language, eat the same food and have similar culture. We have been divided by politicians.
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Mar 15, 2016 05:46am
@VEER SINGH 4 out of 35 million is even better ... just saying :P
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Mar 15, 2016 06:07am
A great leader,with an open mind,who sees everyone as equal in now known as a liberal. So be it, I wish our leaders were liberal too, we have a different name for our leaders
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Mar 15, 2016 07:33am
@Akram they still bring glory to the motherland staying in the motherland and blending well with the majority.And they become presidents (eg Gyani Zail singh), prime minister (Dr Manmohan Singh),election commissioners,army chiefs, so on and so forth.
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Mar 15, 2016 08:41am
Uh....what exactly is the job of a "food processing minister?"
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Mar 15, 2016 11:19am
@Ghaznavi subcontinent case is different we have large population with limited opportunities
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Mar 15, 2016 11:20am
@Shazad please go and check it , its same or less ...I don't think its more
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Mar 15, 2016 03:24pm
As a Sikh it is a matter of great pride to hear how our community is contributing in Canada. Rather more heartening after the episodes of hate violence in the US that were making the news a while back.
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Mar 15, 2016 06:38pm
The amazing thing is to note that he has good knowledge of Indian ministers!
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Mar 15, 2016 06:57pm
Good news, diversity and plurality, is the future.
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Mar 15, 2016 09:24pm
And we hope that the stae of Punjab will soon have a Tamil,Telegu, Dalit or Malyali CM!
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Mar 15, 2016 09:27pm
@Sixer From Chakwal :Sikhs are more assertive in Canadian politics than, say, Hindus. It's a complicated community propaganda system.
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Mar 15, 2016 09:31pm
@Kamal Pasha. :NOT!
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Mar 15, 2016 09:33pm
@zak :Come live here and see the realities!
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Mar 16, 2016 03:30pm
Indians integrate themselves with the land/people where ever they stay, other hand, Pakistanis go reverse way and create problems where ever they stay.
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Mar 16, 2016 11:27pm
I voted for one of them and nowhere they mentioned they are sikh during campaign. Feel sad that they are bringing religion now. They want everybody to vote them that they are minority,desi, indian and when they win they become sikh. Next time all these ministers will find it hard to win back their seats..
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Mar 17, 2016 03:01am
@shirish sawant;
'BUT Plz dont play religion Card . World gain nothing from religious politics'
He is not playing religious card, he is pointing out religious discrimination in India.
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Mar 17, 2016 04:38am
While I compliment PM Trudeau for including four Sikhs in his cabinet Modi has a fair proportion of Sikhs in his cabinet as compared the Sikh population of India and also the political realities in India.
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Mar 17, 2016 07:57am
GOKARN3 days ago
One day Justin Trudeau will declare that he has more Indian minister than Indian government.
Hahaha this comment made my day :D
Also let's tell Trudeua .. We have one Italian you have none :')
We have Muslims , Sikhs , Buddhists ,Christians & Hindus on our Parliament .. Shining Secular India.
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Mar 17, 2016 08:03am
@No Name Brand
Why should not we get offended ? Why did he take Dig at India by making such statemnet? Was there any need ?
Do you see our PM or other ministers boasting and comparing that we have many Sikhs , many Muslims or Christmas in this and that ?
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Mar 17, 2016 09:11am
@Ghaznavi
@Prabin "2.4% of indian population are sikh in india and 2 out of 30 cabinet minister are sikh. We had also a sikh prime minister.and the state in punjab government all are sikh."
No need for excuses! have you researched the ratio of Sikh population to their number in the Trudeau cabinet? Looks like Sikhs have more opportunities in Canada as compared to their homeland India. Another point to note is that no one in Canada is comparing number of Sikh ministers to their population. South Asia has much to learn from Canada
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gaznavi I get ur point
let Canada have a Sikh PM, a Sikh commander of chief, and airforce chief at the same time then we will talk, and I am not even talking a CM of a state at the same time so hey can have head of a province at the same time, and put in chief economic advisor at the same time, and put in some ministers too
then we talk
this happened in india and will happen again
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Mar 17, 2016 09:50am
@VEER SINGH Does Canada have more Sikhs than India as a percentage of its population? Anyways the discussion is moot. Ministerial appointments should not be made on the basis of caste and religion, rather they should be made on competency and policy making experience.
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