Trucker who caused Humboldt Broncos crash applies to have permanent resident status returned

The motortruck driver who caused nan deadly Humboldt Broncos autobus clang has applied to person his imperishable resident position returned.

The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation bid successful May for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his imperishable resident position was revoked.

Sidhu is from India and arrived successful Canada successful 2014.

In 2018, while surviving successful Calgary, nan rookie motortruck driver barrelled done a extremity motion and into nan way of nan inferior lucky team’s autobus astatine a agrarian intersection adjacent Tisdale, Sask.

Sixteen group connected nan autobus were killed and 13 were injured.

Sidhu pleaded blameworthy to vulnerable driving offences and was sentenced to 8 years successful prison. He was granted afloat parole past year.

Lawyer Michael Greene says his customer has applied to regain imperishable resident position connected humanitarian grounds.

“The trial is what would a reasonable personification want to relieve nan misfortunes of this individual,” Greene said.

“Now, it’s against nan horrific quality of nan consequences of his mistake. He beautiful overmuch has everything other going for him successful position of humanitarian grounds.”

Greene said he apt won’t to perceive thing astir nan exertion for respective months, and nan exertion will apt return up to 2 years to process.

“They look astatine really good he’s established successful Canada, what benignant of family ties and organization ties. They look astatine nan champion interests of nan child,” Greene said.

Sidhu and his woman person one-year-old pinch terrible bosom and lung complications.

“In this case, it really makes a difference. It would beryllium very difficult for that kid to unrecorded successful India pinch his wellness conditions. So nan champion interests of nan kid is simply a large rumor for him.”

Several family members of those killed successful nan clang person said they want Sidhu deported. Others person called for him to beryllium allowed to stay.

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The Reconciliation Action Group successful Calgary has extended its support to Sidhu.

“The Reconciliation Action Group stands against his deportation that is based connected group biases. Mr. Sidhu has a Canadian woman and Canadian-born kid pinch wellness issues and his deportation will harm them,” nan statement said successful a statement.

Calgary MP George Chahal is besides asking national politicians to artifact nan deportation, saying Sidhu has served his clip for nan tragic accident.

Former national Conservative leader Erin O’Toole tweeted successful December that Sidhu’s deportation will not heal those wounded by nan crash.

“I person agelong believed that he deserved to beryllium granted (permanent residency) connected compassionate grounds and I opportunity that respectful of nan families who will everlastingly grieve,” O’Toole said.