Posted AT 4:34 AM EDT on 13/05/08
Ottawa ready to apologize for Komagata Maru
OTTAWA — Gurcharan Singh Gill's grandfather was a stout man - and could just barely see over the rails of the Komagata Maru when it docked in Burrard Inlet 94 years ago.
Despite that, Daljit Singh, the personal assistant to the man who led the voyage, was proud as he looked out over the water to Vancouver after a month-long voyage that began in Asia, Mr. Gill said.
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