Justin Trudeau and Amarjeet Singh Sohi

House of Commons: With a turban proudly on his head and a chest full of medals for his Canadian community service, he rose to his feet in the public gallery of the House of Commons and shouted the phrase for all to hear, according to The Chronicle Herald. And the hundreds of Indo-Canadians in attendance Wednesday for the historic moment roared back their thanks in union. So as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau concluded his formal apology Wednesday for the Komagata Maru incident of 1914, Amarjeet Singh Sohi, who had travelled from outside Toronto to watch the event, could not restrain himself. Text of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apology for the Komagata Maru incident This is a country for people who bring prosperity to be part of the mainstream, work together, play together, pray together, Sohi said afterwards. In 1914, the Canadian government turned away most of the passengers of the Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, nearly all Sikhs, who'd hoped to start a new life in Canada. It wasn't always that way. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.