{"id":1695,"date":"2011-02-27T09:32:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T09:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedsikhs-canada.org\/demo\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2023-04-26T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T09:39:34","slug":"show-your-solidarity-for-the-right-to-wear-kirpan-in-quebec-by-signing-this-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedsikhs-canada.org\/demo\/show-your-solidarity-for-the-right-to-wear-kirpan-in-quebec-by-signing-this-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"show-your-solidarity-for-the-right-to-wear-kirpan-in-quebec-by-signing-this-petition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1695\" class=\"elementor elementor-1695\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d384616 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d384616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-188bb26\" data-id=\"188bb26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ecd55b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ecd55b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e4a1d\" data-id=\"46e4a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69256b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69256b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong>Highlights:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><ul><li><strong>Four Canadian Sikhs were refused the right to wear their kirpans at the National Assembly in Quebec.\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Click here to view previous press release.\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedsikhs.org\/sikhs-call-on-legislators-from-quebec-to-respect-minority-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information in a previous press release.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><ul><li><strong>We are calling on the Sikh community to stand strong and\u00a0show their support by signing this petition for the right to wear kirpan in Quebec<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Act now! Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois has called for the ban to extend to Parliament Hill where Sikhs are currently free to wear the kirpan.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Quebec, Canada: Four Canadian Sikhs were refused entry into the National Assembly of Quebec unless they removed their kirpans. UNITED SIKHS is now petitioning for Sikhs to be able to wear their kirpans freely and would like your support. Sign this petition now!<\/p><p>Sikhs are a well-integrated community in Canada that have been continually afforded acceptance and respect for their articles of faith by the larger community. While they remain a religious minority, Quebec itself is a minority within English-speaking Canada. \u201cThe kirpan always reminds me to stand for justice and equality. It is this very notion of justice, equality and preserving one\u2019s unique differences that Quebec has historically fought to maintain\u201d pointed out Ranbir Singh, UNITED SIKHS Director in Toronto.<\/p><p>Although the incident at the Quebec Assembly was regrettable and unfortunate, it provides an opportunity for dialogue with the various communities that enrich Quebec and Canada. UNITED SIKHS stands in solidarity with the global Sikh community and the political leaders that have condemned the incident. Sikhs look up to the ordinary citizens of Quebec to stand with them and ensure that a similar event does not occur in the future.<\/p><p><strong>We are calling on Sikhs and the larger community in Quebec to stand strong and\u00a0<a title=\"show their support by signing this petition for the right to kirpan in Quebec\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedsikhs.org\/petitions\/petition.php?id=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show their support by signing this petition for the right to wear kirpan<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Forward the petition to friends and family!<\/p><p>For background information on the incident and current kirpan accommodation laws and policies in Canada,\u00a0<a title=\"please click here\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedsikhs.org\/sikhs-call-on-legislators-from-quebec-to-respect-minority-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here<\/a>.<\/p><p>To sign the petition now, please click\u00a0<a title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedsikhs.org\/petitions\/petition.php?id=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>If you would like to print the Petition for collecting signatures from your local community, please click\u00a0<a title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedsikhs.org\/PressReleases\/KirpanInQuebec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>UNITED SIKHS is committed to protecting the rights of Sikhs to practice their faith freely and without hindrance. 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