Humboldt bus disaster: Deportation of accused underway

 

 

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver responsible for the 2018 Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash that killed 16 people in Saskatchewan, could be deported to India in a few weeks. Sidhu was due to be paroled in 2023 after serving an eight-year prison sentence, but the Immigration Board revoked his permanent resident status due to the seriousness of his crime. The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is currently asking Sidhu for his travel documents to complete the process leading up to his deportation.

Sidhu is also worried about having to leave his family. Sidhu and his wife, Tanveer Mann, have expressed concern that the deportation process will destroy their family. Sidhu said that having to leave his two young children and wife, who are Canadian citizens, is causing him great mental distress. Doctors have warned that air pollution in India could cause health problems for Sidhu's son, who has a respiratory condition. However, a section of the families who lost their loved ones in the accident are adamant that Sidhu be deported as soon as possible. Sidhu said that he will fight to remain in Canada using all legal means.