Heather McPherson statement on the 41st anniversary of the Sikh Genocide

This month, we remember the Sikhs who were targeted and killed in deliberate, state-led attacks in their own homes, meant to erase an entire people based solely on their beliefs.

Families were torn apart, women and children suffered unimaginably, and survivors who now live in Canada and around the world continue to carry the weight of this trauma. Worse, with examples like the killing of Hardeep Singh, and the threats against the life of former NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, they live with the threats of ongoing transnational violence.

Remembering the 1984 Sikh Genocide is about more than looking back. It is about acknowledging the truth and confronting injustice.

Last year, New Democrats tried to pass a motion acknowledging this genocide as a first step towards seeking justice. The Liberals and Conservatives teamed up to block it. But, along with my fellow New Democrats, I am not going to give up on this important work.

This month, and every month, my heart is with the families who continue to seek justice for their loved ones.

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Today’s attack on Iran by the United States and Israel is a serious violation of international law.

The repressive Iranian regime is a dictatorship that murders and brutalizes the Iranian people. But an illegal and unjustified war driven by Trump and Netanyahu will bring more civilian deaths and regional chaos.

Already, dozens of Iranian schoolgirls were killed in a horrific attack on a school. This is outrageous.

My thoughts are with people throughout the region who are terrified, and whose lives and futures should not be decided by warmongers who have no regard for human life.

My heart is also with Iranian Canadians and everyone terrified for the safety of their family and friends in the region.

Canada must unequivocally condemn these grave breaches of international law.

MP and candidate for Leader of Canada’s NDP, Heather McPherson made the following statement on Iran

I strongly condemn the horrific attacks on brave Iranian people, and I am deeply concerned for the well-being of thousands of Iranian protesters, including the loved ones of many Canadians. 

I commend the bravery of Iranians protesting the regime, and I stand in solidarity with the Iranian people, who have suffered under a brutal regime for decades. They deserve to live in freedom. Iranian people, like all people, deserve a future that is democratic and free. 

For years, I have urged the Government of Canada to do more to support the human rights of the Iranian people.

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