Harnam Singh Sohi and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Komagatu Maru: The ship and its passengers were eventually forced back out to sea, according to Toronto Star. Sukhi Ghuman great-grandfather, Harnam Singh Sohi, was a passenger aboard the Komagatu Maru that was turned away from Vancouver harbour by Canadian authorities in 1914. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for Canada refusal to allow 376 passengers - most of them Sikhs - aboard the vessel to disembark. By Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau Wed., May 18, 2016 OTTAWA—Harnam Singh Sohi set out for Canada with dreams of starting a new life but was denied the chance to ever set foot in his new homeland. In what remains a dark stain on Canada immigration record, the boatload of mostly Sikh travellers was instead sent back to India after officials used a discriminatory law to deny them entry. Instead, Sohi was among the more than 300 other passengers onboard the ship Komagata Maru who were turned away by Canadian authorities after their arrival in Vancouver in 1914. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.