Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will offer a full apology in Parliament next month for a government decision in 1914 to turn away a ship carrying hundreds of South Asian immigrants.
The Komagata Maru from Hong Kong arrived off Vancouver only to have almost all of its 376 passengers, nearly all Sikhs, denied entry due to immigration laws at the time.
The ship was eventually sent to Calcutta, and least 19 people were killed in a skirmish with British soldiers. Others were jailed.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper apologised at an event in British Columbia in 2008, but members of the Sikh community have long said an apology should be offered formally in Parliament.
Trudeau had pledged to make an apology during his election campaign last year.
The Komagata Maru from Hong Kong arrived off Vancouver only to have almost all of its 376 passengers, nearly all Sikhs, denied entry due to immigration laws at the time.
The ship was eventually sent to Calcutta, and least 19 people were killed in a skirmish with British soldiers. Others were jailed.
Trudeau had pledged to make an apology during his election campaign last year.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
"Canada Is Country Where Guy From Punjab...": Trudeau On Meeting Diljit Dosanjh Crazy Viral: Jab Diljit Dosanjh Met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Ahead Of Toronto Concert Setback For Canada's Trudeau, Liberals Lose Stronghold In Key Polls Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor: The Culprit Behind World's Biggest IT Outage In 1st Statement After Outage, CrowdStrike CEO Says... "Attack On Constitution": Priyanka Gandhi Hits Out At Kanwar Yatra Order NEET PG Admit Card To Be Out On August 8 Airports, Trains, London Stock Exchange, NHS Impacted By Global IT Outage Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.