June 25: Ujjal Dosanjh. Fmr BC Premier and Family Were Almost on Air India Flight 182.

Friday was the anniversary (June 23, 1985) of Canada's deadliest terror attack as Air India Flight 182 was bombed on its journey from Vancouver to Delhi, via Montreal and London. 329 passengers were killed, 280 were Canadian. 38 years later the Angus Reid Institute polled Canadians on how much we know about this terrorist attack. 90% of Canadians confess to having little (61%) or no (28%) knowledge and 58% of Canadians under 35 have never heard of the attack. 
Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Former premier of British Columbia and federal Liberal minister of health. He, his wife and 3 sons had reserved seats on Flight 182 and canceled a few days before departure. Dosanjh wrote about the attack and what led to it in his autobiography JOURNEY AFTER MIDNIGHT: India, Canada and the Road Beyond. 
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Friday was the anniversary (June 23, 1985) of Canada's deadliest terror attack as Air India Flight 182 was bombed on its journey from Vancouver to Delhi, via Montreal and London. 329 passengers were killed, 280 were Canadian. 38 years later the Angus Reid Institute polled Canadians on how much we know about this terrorist attack. 90% of Canadians confess to having little (61%) or no (28%) knowledge and 58% of Canadians under 35 have never heard of the attack. 

Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Former premier of British Columbia and federal Liberal minister of health. He, his wife and 3 sons had reserved seats on Flight 182 and canceled a few days before departure. Dosanjh wrote about the attack and what led to it in his autobiography JOURNEY AFTER MIDNIGHT: India, Canada and the Road Beyond. 

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