Why is the Canadian Government not doing something about this? I was born in Canada and I am appalled to see another Canadian’s murder not be put on a "high priority" list. It has been 6 years--this is unacceptable. I thank the Asian Pacific Post for the petition and hopefully this will keep the pressure up on the Government to do more about this.

It seems to me that the RCMP’s reluctance to prosecute Jassi’s mother and uncle has more to do with votes. The question is who instructed the RCMP not to proceed with the investigation? Five years of non-circumstantial evidence and no action at all. I would guess that it is the men who try to instruct women who to vote for in much of the Sikh community. The government doesn’t want to antagonize the men and the patriarchal structure or they will lose votes. Not prosecuting these murderers sends a sinister message to young Sikh women that they can be killed and the Canadian authorities will do nothing. The RCMP and the Minister of Justice must act now to prosecute Jassi’s murderers.
Anna Jacobs,
Vancouver

I did not want to come and live in this kind of Canada, where murderers are prospering like nothing ever happened. I will join the cause.
Agnes,
Ottawa

Besides signing that petition, lets take this to the next level. We should spread this around, get everybody involved: neighbours, co-workers, students, family members. Today I talked to people in Wall-Mart and they decided to print out that story from www.asianpacificpost.com (‘Murder unveiled but justice still elusive’, Feb 1, 06) and put it on a board for everyone to see. They told me that they could hang this on the board in every store, because stores have those boards for community needs. I then went to the store and bought 2500 sheets of printing paper and a lot of ink. Tomorrow I will start printing and distributing to different places: high schools, stores, churches, synagogues, mosques, offices, banks, hospitals and whatever else will come to my mind. The reason I write this is to share some of my ideas. Thanks again to the Asian Pacific Post for making all this possible.

I pray for the day that children cease to be viewed as property, and that people of wealth and power are brought to justice when they commit crimes. I am signing this petition in hopes that the mother of Jassi Kaur Sidhu and her accomplice will receive the same treatment as the other criminals in this case.
Angela Thomas,
Theatre designer, Toronto

I received a link to the online petition from the Asian Pacific Post. Please sign the petition as the first step to bringing justice for Jassi. After all, it’s up to us because the RCMP seems to be doing nothing. Perhaps in some way this will speak out to them enough for them to actually DO something.
Raman Sahota,
Student,
Brampton, Ontario