Prejudices--Religious aspects--Sikhism

Creator: Pion, Bernard

The document contains a newspaper article from Regina's The Leader-Post about Baltej Singh Dhillon. Written by journalist Bernard Pilon, he describes Dhillon's time with the RCMP in Quesnel, the prejudice minorities face in the RCMP and the nickname "Turbocop", given to him by Quesnel teenagers.

Creator: Warden, Bill

Correspondence from Bill Warden, the Executive Director of the International Centre at the University of Calgary to Baltej Singh Dhillon, thanking Dhillon for taking the interview and giving him best wishes for his career. Also included is the article written by Warden about Dhillon.

Creator: Koblic, Rachel

This document contains the script of a presentation by Rachel Koblic about Constable Baltej Singh Dhillon. The content of the presentation include Dhillon's position as an RCMP officer, his Sikh faith and how his education shaped his life. The document is signed by Dhillon.

Creator: Warden, Bill

Correspondence from Bill Warden, the Executive Director of the International Centre at the University of Calgary to Staff Sgt. Bob Bouck at the Quesnel Detachment, copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon's personnel file. Warden expresses thanks to Bouck for making Dhillon available to the Calgary community and detailed a positive exchange.

Creator: Frost, Susane N.

Correspondence from Susane N. Frost to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Content refers to a legal case about whether the Commissioner and Solicitor General's authority to change RCMP uniforms, and details individuals involved in their legal stance defending the policy change regarding turbans.

Creator: Salminen, E.I.

This document contains a correspondence from the Campbell River Detachment to the Quesnel detachment, copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon's service file. They thank Dhillon for his presentation to the student body of Robron Secondary School. Also included are newspaper clippings from the Campbell River Mirror these appearances.

Creator: Kaduch, Leslie

Correspondence from Leslie and Michael Kaduch in Ottawa to Baltej Singh Dhillon in Quesnel, B.C. Contents include postcard photo of a man, Horace, posing with a large fish entitled, "Fish Story", and the text congratulates Dhillon on his posting and his strength and tenacity in the face of prejudice and ignorance.

Creator: Curtis, Connie

Correspondence from Connie Curtis to Baltej Singh Dhillon while at the Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1991. Curtis congratulates Dhillon on his graduation and shows support to reassure him that any prejudiced comments towards him are in the minority.

Creator: Gillard, Marian

Correspondence from Marian Gillard to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Content is Gillard offering support and volunteer hours towards Policing Access Centre, Block Watch program and noting her objection to the Canadian Legion's flyer on the turban ban. Gillard shows support for the Kalsa Sikh community and Dhillon's dedication.

Creator: Pallesen, Peter J.M.

This document contains correspondence from Peter J.M. Pallesen to Baltej Singh Dhillon in 1994 about a litigation case arguing against allowing R.C.M.P. uniform variations for religious and traditional reasons. What follows are 10 pages of court documents from March, 1992, a partial newspaper article from the Calgary Herald about the court decision and a policy memo from the Canadian Reform Party of Canada from Calgary.