NDP statement on the 109th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: “On May 23, 1914, the steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 passengers, mostly Sikh immigrants, arrived in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, seeking a better life in Canada. However, they were denied entry due to racist immigration policies and subjected to imprisonment, persecution and discrimination. The ship was sent…


