Ruby Dhalla
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Ruby Dhalla is a Canadian businesswoman and politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Pa
Dhalla in 2012
Komagata Maru incident
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The Komagata Maru incident was an immigration dispute in which passengers aboard the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru were denied entry in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 23 May 1914. Most of
Ruby Dhalla
…last name to immigrate to Canada. Dhalla issued a Private Member's Bill in April 2008, calling on the federal government to apologize for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, in which a ship with 376 mostly Sikh immigrants was denied access to Canada. The bill was unanimously passed the following month. In 2008, Dhalla faced…
Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus aboard Komagata Maru
Portrait of Baba Gurdit Singh, Komagata Maru Memorial, Budge Budge
Komagata Maru (furthest ship on the left) being escorted by HMCS Rainbow and a swarm of small boats
The passengers dressed to go ashore, 23 May 1914. Front row, from left to right: Baba Gurdit Singh, his son Balwant, Baba Daljit Singh Kauni, Baba Puran Singh Janetpur, and Baba Gurmukh Singh Lalton.