Mr. Speaker, yesterday the first Sikh summit was held in Ottawa and with it hundreds of faithful Sikhs arrived in the capital under the theme, “Preserving Our Past and Investing in Our Future”.
This group came to Ottawa with a message of peace and tolerance to give voice to the challenges faced by the Sikh community around the world. They participants also discussed the tremendous success and positive impact of their global humanitarian efforts and outreach, something that is to be admired by all of us.
Last night I was pleased to attend a dinner hosted as part of the Sikh summit and I was even more pleased to speak with many of the attendants afterwards.
On behalf of the Liberal caucus, I send a special note of thanks to Ranbar Singh, Hardayal Singh, Paul Minhas, Baljit Bawa, JP Mann, Preet Pal Singh and all of the others who worked hard to make the first Sikh summit a success.
I look forward to continuing in friendship with the United Sikhs throughout Canada.