I would ask Mr. Lloyd why Mr. Harper publicly stated that he was against that. I would ask other members to do the same. I would ask why Mr. Poilievre was a part of the Reform Party, which was actively engaging to target the individual from being a member of the RCMP. Why were members wearing pins that crossed out a member of the Sikh community who had a turban on? They were proudly wearing pins with a line through them.
We think about the importance of the turban for that member but also the history of Sikhs fighting for this nation, fighting in World War I and World War II wearing a turban, fighting on the front lines, putting their lives at risk for freedom, for freedom of the Commonwealth, for freedom for them to be able to practise their faith.