“Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest.” At an event to mark Gurpurab, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended his support to the farmers’ agitation in India.
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00:00I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers.
00:11The situation is concerning and we're all very worried about family and friends. I know that's the reality for many of you.
00:30I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers.
00:38The situation is concerning and we're all very worried about family and friends. I know that's the reality for many of you.
00:46I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers.
00:54I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers.
01:04I would be remiss if I didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protest by farmers.
01:14wonderful to be here with Minister Sajjan, Minister Bains, Minister Chagar, all of our
01:25friends from the Sikh community and Sikh members of Parliament as well. I would be remiss if I
01:31didn't start also by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protests by farmers.
01:38The situation is concerning and we're all very worried about family and friends. I know that's
01:44the reality for many of you. Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the right
01:50of peaceful protest. We believe in the importance of dialogue and that's why we've reached out
01:57through multiple means directly to the Indian authorities to highlight our concerns. Now this
02:03is a moment for all of us to pull together, you know, because of COVID and because of everything
02:09else as well. We're going to be there to continue to work together as we
02:15there to help each other out and as we think of neighbours helping neighbours as we have
02:20throughout this pandemic, it is really worthwhile to think about Guru Nanak Devji whose teachings
02:27on equality, compassion and selfless service is truly at the heart not just of Sikhism
02:35but of Canadian values as well. These are the values we all strive to live by and we've seen
02:42over the past many months as communities have stepped up to help each other, as young people
02:47have helped elders who are isolated, as people are making sacrifices every day to get through
02:54this real challenge, we've seen that these values are so important now as much as any time.
03:02So as we celebrate this anniversary, this Guru
03:09Guru, happy Guru Pullup. This is my first Guru Pullup so I'm learning the language on this one.