Canada's Indian-origin Sikh MP Jagmeet Singh
Canada's Indian-origin Sikh MP Jagmeet Singh was removed from
Parliament after he called a lawmaker "racist" for denying approval
for a motion calling out systemic racism in the police force, according to a
media report.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) leader said that he stands by his
words even after he was removed from the House of Commons for calling Bloc
Quebecois House Leader Alain Therrien a "racist" for denying the
approval needed for a motion calling out systemic racism in the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP), CTV News reported
"I don't back down from standing up to racism. I don't think
it benefits for me to call people names, I was angry at the moment and I stand
by it," Singh told reporters after the incident on Wednesday
Singh was seeking the unanimous consent of the House of Commons to
pass a motion calling on the House to recognise there is systemic racism within
the RCMP and call on the government to review its budget as well as the federal
law that governs the police force
"In this moment where Indigenous people are being killed and
being brutalised, Black people are being killed and brutalised in Canada. We've
not seen any action. And in that moment, we put forward this motion, but I
thought given where we are, given what's going on, given the lack of action,
here is something we can do concretely to actually make a difference? Kind of
shocked that anyone would say no to this motion," Singh told reporters.
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