Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by many constituents of Winnipeg North. They are asking that we recognize that the Punjab assembly in India unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Canadian Parliament to apologize for the Komagata Maru incident.
This incident was a dark moment in Canada's past. In 1914, 352 passengers aboard a steamship were denied entry into Canada based on discriminatory immigration policy.
The petitioners are asking for a formal apology in Parliament with respect to the Komagata Maru incident.