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Badesha decides to challenge ruling on turban versus helmet case
WSN Network

BRAMPTON: Baljinder Singh Badesha, the turbaned Sikh in Brampton whose plea to ride his motorcycle without a helmet has decided to appeal the decision and is receiving full backing of the local Sikh community.

Badesha, 39, said he plans to challenge the constitutionality of the law, rather than focusing his fight solely on the ticket he received for not wearing a helmet in 2005. Sikhs held a meeting last weekend at a local gurdwara to discuss the March 6 ruling.

The court had refused to allow an exemption to Badesha. However, Ontario Court Justice James Blacklock said his decision does not preclude the provincial government from making a policy change that would allow for an exemption for all Sikhs.

The Ottawa-based World Sikh Organization of Canada has expressed disappointment at the court's decision. "A turban is an important Sikh article of faith that shouldn't be covered by any other object," it said.

19 March 2008
 

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