Tear Down False gods in Canada
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Summary
In this episode, I am joined by my sister, Tanya Singh, who has been a long time member of the Sikh community in Canada. We talk about Sikhs wearing a turban in public, and how it has impacted our lives.
Transcript
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It's offensive to me to see these 60-foot monkey gods in a Christian nation where our
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Bible says, you shall have no other idols before us.
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There are ways that we would say, you want to ride a motorbike and you have a turban?
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Canadians aren't going to be on the hook for your medical bills.
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And I want people to remember that all that started for the police because we saw, you
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And, you know, I want people to understand that started in 1986 when Brian Roney was the
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prime minister of Canada, a conservative prime minister.
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And I remember because my dad at that time was a conservative MP from Quebec.
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And they had that discussion in the caucus, in the conservative caucus at that time, because
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Brian Roney wanted to accommodate the Sikh community and allow the RCMP to wear a turban.
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People, and you know, the RCMP, it's our heritage.
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And I remember my dad was an MP and he was so mad because, you know, that was the beginning.
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And now a little accommodation by little accommodation.