WATCH: BC NDP MLA elect Aman Singh has made history as the first turbaned sikh MLA elect in the BC Legislature. #BreakingBarriers.
"Systemic Racism Exists, the only way to fight it is to bring forward representation," said Mr Singh to DARPAN host Ish Sharma.
"Faced a lot of #Violence and #racism because of that," said MLA Aman Singh about how he has suffered during his younger days due to the colour of his skin and articles of faith like the turban.
Conservative party spokesman Cory Hann says human error is to blame: a contractor hired to write the note drafted one version in the event MacKay won the contest, and one for an O'Toole victory.
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault introduced legislation in the House of Commons today to establish Sept. 30 as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for federally regulated workers.
Poet laureate Jenna Lyn Albert triggered the controversy when she read, "Those Who Need to Hear This Won’t Listen," a poem about a personal experience with abortion written by Ottawa-based writer Conyer Clayton.
Former New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly is running for the B.C. NDP in the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain riding held by Liberal Joan Isaacs.
Beckett, a former city councillor from New Zealand, was charged with first-degree murder a year later.
Frater said evidence that establishes a defence or an alternative inference of what happened does not meet the test of relevance for an extradition hearing so Holmes should dismiss the defence team's motion.