Palbinder Kaur Shergill becomes first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Judge in Canada Supreme Court
Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Canada’s Supreme Court judge. The announcement was made by the minister of justice and attorney general of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould.
The appointment of Shergill as Supreme Court Judge of Canada is considered as a milestone for the Sikh community in Canada.
Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill was born in Rurka Kalan in Jalandhar district. At the age of four, justice Shergill had migrated to Canada. Justice Shergill has fought various cases and has actively represented the interests of Canadian Sikh community including the right of Sikh students to wear a ‘kirpan’ in schools.
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Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Eugenio De Jesus Siavichay Sinchi
June 25, 2017 at 7:44 amI think Already It´s time that we shall to see everybody (Women and Men) like humans with equals capabilities, possibilities and skills. The person who performs any public office should not be chosen for the sex or gender to which he belongs, but for the formation, the commitment and the experience in the field of the defense of the rights; this will ensure that the person will exercise his position in the most efficient way possible. But, even better if the person chosen has much experience in the struggle for the rights of the most needy, or the most vulnerable groups.
bittu sinha
June 25, 2017 at 2:14 pmawsome one
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