In Canada, a politician named Racquel Hilbert, who works for the government in Saskatchewan, said something very wrong about a leader named Jagmeet Singh from the New Democratic Party (NDP). On March 25, during a speech, she called Singh a “terrorist,” which upset many people.
After realizing her mistake, she apologized and said she was sorry for her comment. She explained that she shouldn’t have said that, especially since Singh has never been charged with any crime in India, including terrorism.
Singh was denied a visa to India in 2013, but there are no charges against him. In 2018, it was reported that he spoke at a 2015 event that had a poster of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a person linked to a violent movement in India during the 1980s.
Singh mentioned that while he didn’t care much about the comments made about him, he was really concerned because they came from a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
It’s important to note that Saskatchewan has strong trade connections with India. In 2023, trade between Canada and India reached $5.1 billion, with Saskatchewan contributing 26% of that, which is over $1.3 billion. Much of this trade includes important goods like lentils and potash.
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