Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for appearing.
My questions are largely for Mr. Balpreet Singh. Look, as a Sikh, as a Canadian, I resonate with large segments of your opening testimony. I think when the Prime Minister stood up in Parliament last year and spoke on the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, that was quite a moment for the community. I know that for you and for me and for other members of the Sikh community, that moment really confirmed what Sikhs already knew and felt. Many deep-seated fears were realized.
I now find it very ironic that Mr. Genuis is showing concern for this issue, because I remember the moment when the leader the next day flip-flopped and said they needed more information to comment on this issue and did not stand with the Sikh community. When the debate happened in Parliament regarding that murder, the Conservatives did not show up.
So it's quite ironic that now—