ONTARIO PROV ELECTION
HE BELONGS TO THE SAME PARTY AS TRUDEAU
ByAnirudh Bhattacharyya
Feb 19, 2025
These posts are related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Toronto: An Indo-Canadian candidate running in the Ontario provincial election has issued a public apology after offensive social media posts attributed to him came to light
He added, “Sikhs have long faced discrimination and violence, and my comments only added to that pain. That kind of language should never be used, anywhere, let alone in the context of a Canadian’s murder. I am deeply sorry for my words, and I am committed to learning from this. I will ensure that I never make this mistake again.”
Bonnie Crombie, leader of the provincial Liberal Party, condemned the posts, as she said, “I understand that people can post some really terrible things on their social media. But I want to say that I condemn those statements, I don’t stand for them, they don’t reflect who I am. I don’t think they reflect the values of the Ontario Liberal party,” according to the outlet CityNews.
The posts included a response to New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh accusing India of involvement in Nijjar’s killing, said, “You can thank India for cleaning trash people.”
It added, “Ask your gay friend @JustinTrudeau to do the same.”
ByAnirudh Bhattacharyya
Feb 19, 2025
These posts are related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Toronto: An Indo-Canadian candidate running in the Ontario provincial election has issued a public apology after offensive social media posts attributed to him came to light
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Screenshot from the campaign website of Viresh Bansal, Liberal Party candidate for the forthcoming Ontario provincial election (vireshbansal.ca)
These posts related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023, and a homophobic slur against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Viresh Bansal, the Liberal Party candidate from the riding of Oshawa, made these comments in 2023, though his X and Facebook accounts now appear to have been sanitized.
On Tuesday, Bansal issued the apology, through a post on X, in which he said, “I deeply regret the hurtful and thoughtless comments I posted on Twitter in the heat of the moment. I want to sincerely apologize, especially to the Sikh and LGBTQ2S+ communities. My words were offensive and wrong, and I take full responsibility for the harm they caused. I want to express my sincere remorse to the Sikh community, and also to my friends and family of the Sikh faith.”
These posts related to the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023, and a homophobic slur against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Viresh Bansal, the Liberal Party candidate from the riding of Oshawa, made these comments in 2023, though his X and Facebook accounts now appear to have been sanitized.
On Tuesday, Bansal issued the apology, through a post on X, in which he said, “I deeply regret the hurtful and thoughtless comments I posted on Twitter in the heat of the moment. I want to sincerely apologize, especially to the Sikh and LGBTQ2S+ communities. My words were offensive and wrong, and I take full responsibility for the harm they caused. I want to express my sincere remorse to the Sikh community, and also to my friends and family of the Sikh faith.”
He added, “Sikhs have long faced discrimination and violence, and my comments only added to that pain. That kind of language should never be used, anywhere, let alone in the context of a Canadian’s murder. I am deeply sorry for my words, and I am committed to learning from this. I will ensure that I never make this mistake again.”
Bonnie Crombie, leader of the provincial Liberal Party, condemned the posts, as she said, “I understand that people can post some really terrible things on their social media. But I want to say that I condemn those statements, I don’t stand for them, they don’t reflect who I am. I don’t think they reflect the values of the Ontario Liberal party,” according to the outlet CityNews.
The posts included a response to New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh accusing India of involvement in Nijjar’s killing, said, “You can thank India for cleaning trash people.”
It added, “Ask your gay friend @JustinTrudeau to do the same.”
THIS IS AN OLD TROPE FROM THE WHITE RIGHT IN CANADA DATES BACK TO HIS DAD PIERRE ELLIOT TRUDEAU AND ALSO JOHN TURNER (LIBERAL PARTY LEADER)
Singh’s post came on September 18, 2023, after Trudeau’s statement in the House of Commons that there were “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian agents and Nijjar’s murder.
In a reply to a post from Conservative Party MP Tim Uppal, a handle believed to be that belonging to Bansal, said, “It’s Indian internal matter. You better take care of your own. Dekhi kitten tere naal vi kutt khanni na hoje (be careful or something may happen to you).”
Uppal’s post on March 18, 2023, had referred to actions taken in India against the movement of Amritpal Singh, leader of Waris Punjab De, which subsequently led to his arrest and incarceration.
The emergence of these posts led to demands for Bansal’s candidature to be cancelled by the provincial Liberal Party. No such announcement has been made as yet.
The race in in the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) is primarily between sitting member of the provincial parliament or MPP Jennifer French of the NDP, and the ruling Conservative Party’s Jerry Ouellette.
The ruling Conservatives have called snap elections, which will be held on February 27. They are expected to comfortably retain power with recent polling showing them leading the Liberals by a dozen points or more.
Singh’s post came on September 18, 2023, after Trudeau’s statement in the House of Commons that there were “credible allegations” of a potential link between Indian agents and Nijjar’s murder.
In a reply to a post from Conservative Party MP Tim Uppal, a handle believed to be that belonging to Bansal, said, “It’s Indian internal matter. You better take care of your own. Dekhi kitten tere naal vi kutt khanni na hoje (be careful or something may happen to you).”
Uppal’s post on March 18, 2023, had referred to actions taken in India against the movement of Amritpal Singh, leader of Waris Punjab De, which subsequently led to his arrest and incarceration.
The emergence of these posts led to demands for Bansal’s candidature to be cancelled by the provincial Liberal Party. No such announcement has been made as yet.
The race in in the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) is primarily between sitting member of the provincial parliament or MPP Jennifer French of the NDP, and the ruling Conservative Party’s Jerry Ouellette.
The ruling Conservatives have called snap elections, which will be held on February 27. They are expected to comfortably retain power with recent polling showing them leading the Liberals by a dozen points or more.
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