Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, visited the Guru Ravidass Community Center in Burnaby on December 14 and shared his appreciation for the contributions being made by the congregation and members of the Society. PM Trudeau spoke of the values of “equality” prescribed by Guru Ravidass, and said these are the same values of Canada. Trudeau also had a tour of the community center and met congregation in the langar hall.
Trudeau mentioned that he would be pleased to return to the Guru Ravidass Center once it is completed. A couple of months ago, he also visited the Guru Ravidass Temple situated in his own riding in Montreal.
On behalf of the congregation and the board of the organization, Harjit Sohpaul (President) and Amarjit Lealh (General Secretary) graciously welcomed the Prime Minister and all the elected officials, including Mayor Hurley of City of Burnaby.
A lot of excitement was evident that in the forty-two year history of the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Vancouver), this was the first visit of the sitting Prime Minister of Canada to visit the Guru Ravidass Temple in Burnaby!
Sohpaul also acknowledged the continued support of MPs Harjit Sajjan, Randeep Sarai, and Sukh Dhaliwal. MP Saajan was particularly acknowledged for arranging the visit of PM Trudeau to the center.
(Report submitted by Jai Birdi)
