Punjab seeks apology from Canadian Parliament over tragedy

Komagata Maru incident

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komagata_Maru_incident

Why the hell should any of us apologize for that? Perhaps the Punjab should apologize to Canada for being such an unbearable shyte hole that it makes people want to leave it in large numbers and migrate around the World to Canada.

The Punjab needs to apologize to the World for being a dump full of cut throats.

Punjab should give Canada an apology for all of their people washing up on our shores.

-J.

They want an apology for something that happened in 1914, yet I have to listen to their bullshit every time I try to speak with someone at my credit card company. Or any company for that matter. I can't understand a word they say. Then they want to put me on hold while they look for their lost dot or some bullshit like that. I say fuck em.

eh?

Harper has already apologized to local Punjabis. Might as well do the full Monty. Certainly help him in the election.

We don't owe the Punjab an apology. Perhaps the Punjab should apologize for Punjabis blowing up Air India?

Where the hell does this end? None of us were alive in 1914 and none of us have any guilt in the matter, at all. There are, however, mass-murdering Punjabis freely living in our country, now.

Those were Canadians that did that. Khalistan radicalism is far stronger here than in Punjab, where it has been effectively suppressed.

It has died away. The success of SurreyLanka, New Dhelta and Ahmetsford have made Khalistan redundant.

eh?
Haven't you called a company in the last ten years? All the call centers are located in India these days. The lost dot bit is from a stand up comedy routine from Indian comic Rajiv Satyal. I though everyone had heard it.

likely the call centers are in Mumbai or Kolkata, not Ludhiana. India is a lot larger than just Punjab. Sikhs do not wear bindis (the dot). Rajiv Satyal is not a Sikh name.

What does this incident have to do with call centers being in India?

Are you one of those people who calls every Indian a Hindu?

I agree with Jabberwalker. We weren't alive 100 years ago, we don't wear that guilt, we shouldn't apologise for it.

too late. Once you start with one group, you have to do it for everybody.

what is the cut off time to apologize, do you think? Should Japan apologize for WWII?

I think this case depends on the law. Was immigration between commonwealth countries really that open, that they could just set sail and arrive here? Did others do this what weren't turned back? IN that case we should apologize for breaking our own laws. OTOH, we never should have apologized for the head tax - the Chinese knew what the deal was and chose to come anyway.

No, they were Punjabis who came here then "became Canadians" poof ... magic ... instant Canadian.