Canada,
The Proud Boys led today's act of domestic terrorism.
Their founder is Canadian.
There are 300 far-right extremist groups operating across our country, right now.
Only one leader has called for their dismantlement.
That's the leader of Canada's NDP,
@theJagmeetSingh
.
Sidhu Moosewala - even in death - has lifted the consciousness of an entire generation.
An entire generation is now aware of the SYL Canal, Indian state oppression, and historic injustices faced by the Sikhs of Punjab.
It's unparalleled.
Here's a photo of Doug Ford with the Proud Boys.
They once named Doug Ford the "Proud Boy of the month".
Earlier today, Proud Boys members joined a group of domestic terrorists that stormed the US Capitol with deadly weapons.
This is not okay.
While Trudeau was taking a knee, his govt was writing legislation to criminalize and jail vulnerable communities for accessing CERB.
These communities are disproportionately Black and Indigenous.
Don't allow performative acts distract you from acts of systemic discrimination.
Last night I received a notification that the Government of India had contacted twitter to ban my account.
Twitter complied and officially censored my profile across India.
My crime was this tweet below 👇🏽
Three women of color who have uplifted the spirits of millions and likely saved hundreds if not thousands of lives in India.
From the bottom of our hearts - thank you
@meenaharris
,
@rihanna
&
@rupikaur_
🙏🏾✊🏾🌾
#farmersprotest
So Beautiful 😭♥️
Friends, if you know anyone in Mississauga that's unable to get groceries, the SINGH FAMILY will help FREE OF COST!
Seva, selfless service is a core tenant of Sikhi. When we adorn our Turbans we vow that it is a symbol for all to seek our aid 👳🏾♂️👳🏾♀️
#StayAtHome
Twitter HQ and Elon Musk were protested today for - wait for it - stifling free speech
100s of journalists, lawyers and politicians have been censored by Twitter at the request of India's right-wing Hindu Nationalist BJP Govt
Musk's promise of free speech, is a bold faced lie
Jagmeet Singh just asked PM Trudeau if he would implement his motion on systemic racism.
The same one the Bloc defeated yesterday.
PM Trudeau refused.
Sign the petiton and let's keep the pressure on.
#IStandWithJagmeet
STATS FROM JAGMEET'S TWITCH STREAM
That likely make it the largest digital/youth outreach event in 🇨🇦 political history
2.5 MiILLION
Views across all platforms & streamers
270 THOUSAND
Avg concurrent viewers across Twitch
175 THOUSAND
Unique viewers on Jagmeet's stream
I don't know how the Hindu community isn't demanding an apology for this.
This is a complete bastardization of Diwali and antithetical to it's spiritual and cultural significance, by a non-Hindu collecting a paycheque in the process.
Goodmorning to everyone,
Except Bloc Quebecois House Leader Alain Therrien.
If you stand with Jagmeet in confronting racism - please sign and share the petition below.
#IStandWithJagmeet
Mass arrests.
Journalists detained.
Lawyers arrested.
Internet blackout to millions of civilians.
No, the year is not 1984.
No, Indira Gandhi is not PM.
It's 2023.
Modi is PM.
And, he has destroyed any semblance of democratic free speech that was left for Sikhs in Punjab.
This is a story of courage.
So many survivors - young men - suffer in silence and alone.
Today,
@theJagmeetSingh
offers us some hope, that we aren't alone and that we don't need to be.
To all those that read this, please do so w/ care.
#LoveAndCourage
Farmer agitations in India feel more like a revolution than a protest
Sikh farmers are offering local communities & protestors access to free:
🏥 medical care
🥗 meals
👕 clothing
💪🏾 gyms &
🌸 menstrual products
They've even setup Blood drives for shortages in local hospitals
Maryam Monsef says the young women from
#DaughtersoftheVote2019
that chose to protest Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau were "disrespectful".
Jagmeet Singh says that protest, dissent and speaking truth to power is "courageous".
#cdnpoli
Just a reminder that Tim Uppal - a sardar - is the Deputy Leader of the Conservatives.
When Parliament had an Emergency Debate on the credible allegations re: India's murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar - both he and Jasraj Hallan didn't show up.
Embarrassing.
Jaswant Khalra uncovers secret cremations of thousands of innocent Sikhs during Sikh Genocide
👉🏾 30+ years later govt refuses to investigate perpetrators
Diljit donates money to struggling farmers fighting for their livelihoods
👉🏾 govt immediately launches investigation
Indian income tax department has initiated investigation into funding sources of Singer
@diljitdosanjh
. Diljit had donated 1 crore rupees to cause of farmers. Tax department started this inquiry after receiving complaint from Legal Rights observatory which affiliated with RSS.
Today is the birthday of Malcolm X and I need you to know the story behind this photo. ✊🏽
⠀
9 days before he was murdered, Malcolm X showed up for Sikhs and Punjabis (Brown ppl) in a big way.
The stories goes as follows: ⠀
Ed the Sock is trending after calling Jagmeet Singh, "Jughead".
Jagmeet, Canada's first racialized leader has openly discussed how racists bullied him w/ the very same nickname as a child.
Ed the sock refuses to apologize.
Want to clapback? Sign this:
The Indian Government murdered a Canadian for his advocacy on Khalistan
So the CBC went to India and asked Sikhs if they too would like to be murdered
You won't believe the answer!
Sikh Farmers have now opened up a free school at the protest site.
The list of free services that locals now have access to includes:
🎓 Education
🏥 Health care
🥗 Meals
👕 Clothing
💪🏾 Gyms
📖 Libraries &
🌸 Menstrual products
I love my people. ✊🏾🌾
After being beaten with batons and tear gassed by Indian police
Here's how Sikh farmers responded
They escorted this elderly officer to safety
These protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful
These farmers are fighting for their livelihoods
#HistoricTractorMarch
Dear Canada,
100+ yrs of Liberals & Conservatives telling you, you have no choice but to vote for them, is the biggest sham in
#cdnpoli
history.
We can do better. Consider voting NDP.
Sincerely,
A Cdn sick of being told to vote against something, rather than for something.
Sikhi does not prohibit showing ones hair.
This is one of the most vile attempts by Liberal twitter to weaponize Singh's spirituality against him.
Check the RTs, QTs, Likes and Replies.
Sikhs are overwhelmingly condemning this tweet, while non-Sikhs are amplifying it.
Gross.
Ron Banarjee has threatened, celebrated and rejoiced in the thought of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
Today he is in Brampton as promised — and, make no mistake about it
His presence in Brampton is an attempt to incite violence and gaslight peaceful protestors
He is a hate mongeror
The Alberta Union of Labour Relations Professionals has declared solidarity w/ farmers in India
They warn that these Bills will destroy farmers & exploit them for profit
Further, they express concern about India's history of responding to Sikh-led protests w/ genocidal violence
After being called out by
@MatthewGreenNDP
.
Ramesh Sangh has been removed from the Liberal Caucus.
He had repeatedly maligned Sikh Canadians by repeating misinformation from sketchy sources.
Just a reminder.
Today's motion was introduced for one reason.
It's because Justin Trudeau has refused to do the right thing, to begin with.
Sign this petition now and help Jagmeet challenge systemic racism with systemic change.
#IStandWithJagmeet
Excited to share that I will be the Digital Director for
@theJagmeetSingh
and Canada's
@NDP
in the next election.
I had a chance to speak with
@R_SPatel
about the largest digital campaign the party will ever run in our history.
Check it out 👇🏾
🤣🤣
Jagmeet Singh while speaking in English and French was asked to respond to questions in Punjabi during the CBCs livestream and there was a beauty in the akwardness of CBC not knowing how to continue its coverage.
.
India is running out of places to cremate the dead.
We are witnessing a humanitarian crisis that can be solved by waiving patents and placing human life before profits.
So far, Justin Trudeau has sided with Big Pharma.
Absolutely devastating.
@theJagmeetSingh
@miakhalifa
@AmandaCerny
Context:
Jagmeet & Rupi are responding to a mysogynstic propaganda piece from India that suggested women that had tweeted support for
#FarmersProtest
were paid $2.5 million.
Amanda & Mia mockingly asked where their money was. Rupi offered to by dinner & Jagmeet dessert.
Epic.
Farmer protests in India are growing to record sizes
Farmers from across India are now headed toward Delhi to join their Punjabi brothers
The govt is so worried it has deployed it's forces to dig ditches & build barricades to prevent them from joining protests
#Tractor2Twitter
JAGMEET SINGH:
Can the government name a single tax cheating corporation they wouldn't use public 💰 to bailout? Just name one, I dare you.
LIBERAL GOVT:
Look a bird! 🏃🏼💨
Liberals say they're not fighting Indigenous Kids in court.
Yet, their application fo the Federal Court literally says they are.
Even more egregiously, they're challenging the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision and monetary compensation for Indigenous Kids.
Today, we saw that being racist won't get you kicked out of Canadian Parliament, but calling out racism will.
For weeks now, we have seen a Prime Minister and a Liberal Govt unwilling tackle systemic racism.
Enough is enough.
#BlackLivesMatter
#IndigenousLivesMatter
🔥🔥🔥
In an interview on CTV's Question Period, Jagmeet Singh says that his three focuses will be:
💊 Universal Pharmacare
🏡 Affordable Housing
🌎 Canadian Green New Deal
#cdnpoli
Over 300,000+ workers in Canada stand with Punjabi Farmers ✊🏾
@UniforTheUnion
, Canada's largest private sector union calls the bills shameful, tells Modi he should be ashamed & commends farmers for standing against deregulation
#IStandWithFarmers
✊🏾🌾
Every disaster and frustration you have with housing, education, and healthcare in Ontario is the culmination of two things:
1. Conservative Govt's
2. Liberal Govt's
#onpoli
Just now in Canadian Parliament
Jagmeet Singh asks Justin Trudeau to end legal actions against Indigenous kids and survivors of residential schools - he refuses to commit
This is days after the discovery of mass graves with the remains of Indigenous children
#215children
I want to take a moment and highlight something important
Dhananjai Kohli became the first person of colour to be elected as President in the 60 year history of the
@NDP
today
That's momentous and powerful
And, it deserves to be celebrated
Congrats brother ✊🏾
This is incredibly humbling! Thank you so much
@NDP
delegates for entrusting me to do the work. To serve is an honour, one that I take very seriously. Our party is our grassroots, and I am committed to ensuring that every member feels engaged. 1/
Jagmeet Singh, a human rights activist & lawyer, is the only federal leader that has consistently acknowledged that the treatment of Indigenous people amounts to
#Genocide
.
Here is a powerful video clip of him speaking about it in 2017.
#MMIWG
#MMIWG2S
#cdnpoli
The only Queen I'm celebrating today:
Maharani Jind Kaur aka the Rebel Queen. 👑
The last Sikh ruler of Lahore – a fearless Maharani (Queen) who waged two wars against British rule in modern India and Pakistan.
#VictoriaDay
For those that don't seem to know it, Nova Scotia was indeed a part of Canada in 1980.
And...
Wait for it...
1980 was the year Alexa McDonough became the leader of the NS NDP.
Making her...
Wait for it...
The first woman to lead a major party in Canada.
Twitter initially told me that a single tweet had been blocked.
But, I was able to independently confirm that my entire profile has been censored in India.
Here's a screenshot:
Two Conservative MPPs from Brampton voted against a 15 student cap on class sizes
• Amarjot Sandhu
• Prabmeet Sarkaria
Brampton now has atleast:
🏫 19 Schools with Covid-19 infections
🚪 16 Classroom closures
☣️ 29 confirmed infections
And, is entering a stage 2 lockdown🔒
Jagmeet Singh and the NDP surge amongst millennials.
The
@NDP
and
@theJagmeetSingh
have seen approx 100% increase in support amongst millenials since the
#SNCLavalin
scandal broke.
Meanwhile, the Liberals continue to lose support.
Workers, progressives & activists should be in awe
Tomorrow, farmers in India will conduct a nationwide shutdown
Harnessing the power of the masses — they will bring one of the world's largest economies to a grinding halt & fight off Modi's right-wing agenda
✊🏾🌾
#BharatBandh
It is not enough to privately support Queer Sikhs.
This bone chilling story is why.
To every Queer Sikh that sees this:
We hear you.
We see you.
We love you.
You are Sikh and you have Sangat.
If you need allies to help find or build it my DMs are open.
Happy Pride. ✊🏾
@davidakin
@Cooper4SAE
One was intended to "protest" the event it was seen at, the other was intended to "celebrate" the event it was at.
They're not the same.
The PM showed up as if he didn't spend the week refusing to:
• End carding by Fed Law Enforcement
• Issue a Govt apology for Slavery
• End over incarceration of Black & Indigenous ppl
• End his systemic discrimination of Indigenous children
• Condemn Trump
Nav Bhatia has rejected the Canada India Foundations award for Indian of the Year.
In heartfelt note he extended his solidarity to Farmers protesting and notes the pain of the 1984 Sikh Genocide.
Thank you
@superfan_nav
.
🙏🏾✊🏾
While Liberals continue to gaslight Indigenous communities by suggesting that they're not fighting Indigenous Kids in court
Here is the docket from the Federal Court's very own website suggesting otherwise
RACIALIZED CANADIANS:
Tears flow as we gather w/ our families to watch
@theJagmeetSingh
, the first PoC to lead a political party sworn into the House of Commons - realizing a barrier has broken, generations will be inspired &
#cdnpoli
history has been written.
CANADIAN MEDIA:
.
Here are some behind the scenes photo's from last night's twitch stream w/ Jagmeet!
Joining
@AOC
,
@hasanthehun
&
@NorthernlionLP
— last night may have been the largest digital event in Canadian political history & maybe even the largest youth outreach event in Canada, ever.
🤯
Sarcasm aside - what do you really expect these people to say?
Even if they do support Khalistan - at what risk are they willing to share that with a Canadian media outlet right now - in Modi's India that would be viewed as treasonous.
Well intentioned piece, but Bhangra has absolutely nothing to do with Sikh Heritage.
Ironically, misconceptions like these are what Sikh Heritage Month was intended to confront.
German prosecutors say they have indicted 2 Indian citizens for spying on the Sikh community.
Perhaps this is something Canadian's want to consider heading into the General Elxn - given speculation & worries about foreign interference.
#cdnpoli
I can't believe I have to explain this.
But, would the following headline be appropriate?
"Fringe Jewish interests have outsize influence in Canada. Why is no one pushing back?"
Absolutely not. So why is this one?
cc:
@KarenAttiah
@washingtonpost