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#AskCanadianSikhs the Podcast

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A monthly podcast from the World Sikh Organization of Canada, covering current affairs, politics, and media from the Sikh Canadian perspective.

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Dec 7, 2023

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#41 - Year in Review & President's Remarks 07.12.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Mahekleen Kaur are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we are joined by our new president Danish Singh as we reflect on some of WSO's milestones in 2023.

#40 - Free Jaggi Now! 09.11.2023

Our new podcast is here! Join us for a live recording of one of our recent events, featuring Gurpreet Singh Johal, a human rights activist from Scotland, shedding light on India's oppression of Sikh activists and the unjust detention of Sikhs, including his own brother, Jaggi Johal. If you missed the events, fret not! You now have the chance to catch up on this crucial conversation by tuning i...

#39 - India & Canada Relations 27.09.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we discuss India & Canada's relations after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement.

#38 - Hardeep Singh Nijjar & International Students 04.07.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we discuss the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar & the advocacy of international students in Canada. We end with national board member, Mahekleen Kaur’s interview with Balpreet Singh, Legal Counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada. They discussed the role Balpreet Singh plays in the organi...

#37 - Ensaaf 19.06.2023

National board member, Mahekleen Kaur is back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we interviewed Sukhman Singh, one of the co-founders of Ensaaf. They discussed how Ensaaf was created and the projects the team is currently working on!

#36 Bhai Amritpal Singh, South Asian Heritage Month, The King’s Coronation & Dashmesh Cultural Centre 08.05.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we discuss Bhai Amritpal Singh courting arrest, South Asian Heritage Month and the term South Asian and lastly, the King's Coronation. We end with national board member, Mahekleen Kaur’s interview with Raj Sidhu, the Director of Operations at Dashmesh Cultural Centre. They discussed the day-to-day oper...

#35 - Punjab Crackdown & Kothaguru 04.04.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we discuss the state-wide crackdown in Punjab and Sikh Canadian responses. We end with national board member, Mahekleen Kaur’s interview with Gurkeerat Singh @kothaguru, who discusses his experience staying with Bhai Amritpal Singh.

#34 - RSS Report, Election Interference, Anti-Caste Motions & Khalsa Aid 14.03.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs! This month, we talk about the high profile Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) report that WSO put out in collaboration with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). We also discuss foreign election interference and the anti-caste motions that were passed in Seattle and Toronto.  We end with national board...

#33 - Spy Balloon, One Billion Rising, Anniversary of Mosque Shooting, Personal Loss for WSO, Islamophobia & Domestic Violence 14.02.2023

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs. This month we start by talking about the Chinese spy balloon spotted in Canada and USA. We then discuss One Billion Rising, the sixth anniversary of the Quebec Mosque shooting, the loss of Jaspreet Pandher for the WSO Family, and Islamophobia.  This year we are also introducing a new segment to our podcast, where...

#32 - Year End Review 15.12.2022

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs. This month we will discuss the World Cup in Qatar, the year-end review for WSO and lastly Indo-Pacific strategy between India and Canada.  

#31 - Ontario Municipal Elections, Bandi Chhor Divas, WSO Lobby Day 01.11.2022

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs. This month we will discuss the Ontario municipal elections, Bandi Chhor Divas and WSO in Ottawa for Lobby Day. 

#30 - Khalistan Referendum, Conservative Party Leadership Elections, Ontario Municipal Elections, Hurricane Fiona 04.10.2022

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs. This month we start by talking about truth and reconciliation day. We have a jam-packed episode covering the Referendum for Khalistan in Brampton, Conservative Party of Canada leadership elections, Ontario municipal elections and Hurricane Fiona. 

#29 - Domestic Violence, Beard Accommodation, Support of International Students, SYLI 06.09.2022

Jaspreet Kaur and Harman Singh are back with a new episode of #AskCanadianSikhs. This month we start with paying tribute to Sardar Ram Raghbir Singh Chahal, a founding member of the World Sikh Organization. We have a jam-packed episode covering domestic violence, Toronto beard accommodation, the Government of India's foreign appearances, WSO's continuous support of International students and the a...

#28 - June, Sidhu Moose Wala, Ontario elections, Alpha College 07.06.2022

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the #AskCanadianSikhs podcast with our co-hosts, Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. We start by talking about June and how we can take this month to reflect. This episode also dives into the recent Ontario elections and the Alpha College incident. Lastly, we discuss the impact that the loss of Sidhu Moose Wala had to the community. 

#27 - Vaisakhi, Afghanistan Sikhs, Workplace Accommodations 03.05.2022

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the #AskCanadianSikhs podcast with our co-hosts, Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. We talked more about the finishing of Sikh Heritage Month, Vaisakhi and Nagar Kirtan this month. We also celebrate our brothers and sisters from Afghanistan arriving in Canada and the win in the workplace accommodations for Sikhs in Canada. Finally, we pay ou...

#26 - Sikh Heritage Month, Refugees, Ind - Canadian Relationships 05.04.2022

This month's #AskCanadianSikhs podcast is back with our co-hosts, Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. We are very excited about this month's episode to celebrate Sikh Heritage Month. We encourage you to check events in and out of your province celebrating; World Sikh Organization has a Sikh Education Guide and will be using the month to promote and teach how to use the guide. Alongside the...

#25 - Trucker Convoy, Deep Sidhu And Bill 21 01.03.2022

We are back with another exciting episode of the #AskCanadianSikhs podcast with our co-hosts, Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. This month, we talk about the Sikh perspective on the truck convoy in Ottawa and Toronto, the loss of Deep Sidhu and an update on Bill 21.  Listen now and be informed on issues that are important to Canadian Sikhs. The podcast is now available on all ma...

#24 - WSO Highlights & Key Sikh Canadian political moments of 2021 and 2022 Outlook 04.01.2022

Happy New Year!  WSO brings you the first 2022 episode of #AskCanadianSikhs with Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. We kick start this year with a recap of 2021, highlighting key Sikh Canadian issues that the community faced, and look forward to what 2022 holds for us as a community and as an organization. Listen now and be informed on issues that are important to Canadian Sikhs....

#23 - Foreign Interference, Repeal of Farmer's Bills, BC Floods 07.12.2021

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the #AskCanadianSikhs podcast with our co-hosts Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. This month we discuss the foreign interference from India, the significant announcement of having the farmer's bills repealed, what that means for the farmers, the climate events in BC and how Sikhs are responding.  Listen now and be informed on issues th...

#22 - Sikh Genocide, #TheyLiveHere Campaign, Canadian Federal Cabinet, Alberta Municipal Elections 02.11.2021

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the #AskCanadianSikhs podcast with our co-hosts Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola. This month we discuss what November means to Sikhs, how WSO is commemorating the #SikhGenocide of 1984 with their #TheyLiveHere campaign, and we talk politics: from our speculations of the future cabinet and the Municipal elections in Calgary and Edmonton. Lis...

#21 Federal Elections, Modi Visits the US, Hudson Institute’s Khalistan Report and UK’s West Midland 3 Case 05.10.2021

This month, Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal welcomes back Jaskaran Singh Sandhu to do a post mortem on the 2021 Federal Election, discuss the big Narinder Modi visit with Joe Biden in the USA, unpack the very devious and dangerous implications of the Hudson Institute’s Khalistan Report and do a deep dive into what happened in the UK with the West Midland 3 case.

#20 - WSO Updates, Canadian Sikh Election Guide 07.09.2021

Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Bal and Harman Singh Kandola are back with a new episode on the World Sikh Organization and the upcoming election from a Canadian Sikh perspective.  We bring our listeners the 2021 Canadian Sikh Election Guide, where we talk about the top five issues concerning Canadian Sikhs during this election period, how we constructed this guide, and why it is crucial to put a Sikh lens...

#19 - Afghan Sikhs, Kar Sewa and Islamophobia 03.08.2021

We are back with another jam-packed episode. This month we will discuss Afghan Sikhs, Kar Sewa in India, spy software, Canada's relationship with India and Islamophobia.

#18 - Kirpan Ban in Australia, Bill 21, Increased Hate Crimes, Canada Day 06.07.2021

This month #AskCanadianSikhs the Podcast introduces a new co-host Harman Kandola. Harman is the WSO Vice President of Alberta and will be putting a legal lens into our conversations. This month, we sit down to talk about the kirpan ban in Australia, give an update on Bill 21, the London Ontario attack on the Afzaal family and the increase in Canadian hate crimes, and reflect on Canada day as Canad...

#17 - Special Episode - Covid 19 Vaccines 14.05.2021

We are excited to be back and bringing you a very special and extremely important episode this month on Covid 19 and the vaccines . Jaspreet Bal talks with Dr. Amrita Sukhi and Dr. Ripudaman Minhas about what Covid - 19 is, what the different vaccine are, how they are being rolled out and why we should take them. For more information regarding Dr. R. Minhas's work, please follow www. Instagram.com...

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