About Shaheed Bhai Mewa Singh
Leading up to execution of Shaheed Bhai Mewa Singh were many different acts of injustice and harsh discrimination against the Sikhs. The song sung by most Canadians at the time was, “White Canada Forever”, discriminatory acts by the government of the time such as the Election Act of March 1907, which deprived East Indians from provincial and municipal elections,1908 Act to ship Sikhs to British Honduras, the laws that prevented the children and wives of Sikhs from coming to Canada and then the unforgettable Kamagata Maru incident and the denial of fresh water and food to the passengers and subsequent disastrous consequences for the passengers once they ship was sent back to India was on the minds of all Sikhs at that time.
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