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Sep 2023
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How the killing of a Sikh plumber in Can...

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On this special podcast episode, we examine the fallout from the killing of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. What we have learned so far in the halls of Canada's parliament, what's at stake for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and why Canada's allies are treading lightly. Plus, we travel to Nijjar's birthplace and the heartland of India's Sikh community.

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