:dateline:An anti-immigration flyer which appears to target the Sikh community has�surfaced in Brampton, Canada.
A line on the flyer says, �Stop the Madness,� and asks Brampton residents to �say no to the massive third world invasion of Canada,� saying that immigrants will reduce white Canadians to a minority. It also has the face of a Sikh man covered by a �prohibited� symbol.
This comes after another flyer was handed out in Brampton in April with pictures of Sikhs and the caption, �Is this what you really want?� It was printed by a group called Immigration Watch Canada, based in B.C.
The co-founder of the Vancouver-based group said he did not authorize the latest flyer.
He said that the group agrees with the overall message but said the picture may have gone too far.
�I don�t agree with them putting the picture of the Sikh in the circle,� Dan Murray said.
The current flyer has the organization�s logo printed at the bottom.
When asked if Murray thinks�that his group’s�cause is racist, he said, �Our cause is pro-Canadian.�
The flyer says immigration is to blame for lowered wages, increased poverty and unemployment, and reducing whites to a minority in their own country.
�As a politician � this is a serious issue. Today [it’s] one community; tomorrow [it’s] going to be in another,� Jagmeet Singh, the MPP of Bramalea-Gore-Malton, said.
The Crown attorney�s office will take a look at the flyer, but like the April flyer, it is�not expected that this will be treated as a hate crime.
The Ontario Sikh & Gurudwara Council said it will be discussing what action it can take at its next meeting � and will call on politicians to help.
�It is it is sad this racist flyer is trying to create tension in Brampton,� chair Ranjit Dulay said. �But it does not reflect the city of Brampton and its residents.�
�I consider myself Canadian first so when I see a message like this, I think it delivers the wrong message across the world,� Satinderpal Kahlon, a Sikh-Canadian, said.
Even though Immigration Watch Canada said it was not responsible for the latest flyer, it has other pamphlets it said will be distributed across the province shortly.
