The Multifaith Action Society (MAS) is deeply saddened by recent violent protests by individuals at a
Hindu temple in Brampton, the Malton Sikh Gurudwara, and in communities across the country. We
know that they do not represent either the Sikh community or the Hindu community in Canada. In a
world whose conditions grow increasingly more desperate, its divisions more severe, tensions escalate
and affect people and communities in a myriad ways. Each one of our members is affected by these
negative forces. Therefore, we feel the work of MAS to promote unity, harmony, and interreligious
dialogue is even more urgent.