Mr. Speaker, three years ago Revenue Canada granted charitable status to the Kamloops based Babbar Khalsa Society.
This militant organization has been dedicated to the violent separation of the Indian state of Punjab for over 10 years. The now deceased founder of this organization is suspected of masterminding the terrorist bombing of Air-India flight 182 in June 1985, which resulted in the death of 329 individuals.
Can the Minister of National Revenue please explain how such a group could obtain and continue to receive charitable status?