Posted on 27/07/07
Refusing 'Singh' and 'Kaur' was a mistake, minister says
OTTAWA -- Immigration officials who refused to allow Sikhs to immigrate under the names Singh and Kaur were making a mistake, Immigration Minister Diane Finley said yesterday.But although Ms. Finley issued a statement saying that she has told her department to stop it, neither her office nor her department would explain how the refusal of such names became a regular practice. Nor would they comment on whether other common surnames like Zhang, Lee, Mohammed, and Kim have also been refused.
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