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“I'm a better player than they treated me,” says Ryan Strome, excited about the opportunity to rekindle his season in Calgary. Opportunity also exists for others now with Joel Farabee, newly wearing an ‘A’, also embracing it. My story for @CdnPressSports. https://t.co/ahKR7lPBWF

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EXCLUSIVE: Humboldt Father Speaks Out, Exposes Why Sidhu Still Avoids Deportation: “He Only Cares About Himself"

(WARNING: The contents of this story may be extremely upsetting or distressing to some viewers.)

On April 6, 2018, a double-trailer semi-truck driven by Jaskirat Singh Sidhu blew through a stop sign at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan, Canada, and collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos players and staff, injuring 13 people and killing 16, most of them teenagers, including Chris Joseph’s son, Jaxon.

After pleading guilty and serving roughly four years in prison, Sidhu has been on full parole since 2023. However, he has continued to dominate headlines, fighting tooth and nail not to be deported back to India.

Jaxon’s father, Chris Joseph — a former NHL player and firefighter — says Sidhu is not the remorseful man the media portrays him to be, but a "selfish" one who affected his life “in the worst way possible,” and who continues to do so by seeking an exemption from the law after having destroyed 29 families.

“The last time I ran my fingers through my son’s hair was in a morgue. He was cold, and he was beat up,” says Joseph, responding to the truck driver whose reckless driving resulted in the death of Joseph’s son Jaxon, along with 15 others, yet who continues to fight against deportation to India on the grounds that he does not want to be separated from his own son.

While most Canadians agree with his deportation order, some columnists and politicians argue that he should be forgiven and not be separated from his family.

“You tell me which child of yours you want to give up, and I will be the keyboard warrior hoping for forgiveness. It’s not about vindication — it’s about what’s right and what’s wrong, and the future of our country,” says Joseph, arguing that giving Sidhu an exemption from the law would set the wrong precedent for other unqualified drivers and signal that Canadian lives do not matter.

“Everybody has told him he should be deported — the judge, the CBSA, the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Federal Court of Appeal — and he still keeps trying, because he is looking out for himself and he really doesn’t care about anybody else,” says Joseph, urging politicians not to interfere with the judicial process and to allow him to be deported as he is supposed to be.

In this exclusive interview with @MediaBezirgan, Chris Joseph addresses those who advocate against Sidhu's deportation, discusses the corruption within the trucking industry, and explains why he no longer trusts the mainstream media when it comes to this story.

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Avg Canada Pension Plan payout during retirement is $899.

A family of refugees gets (EACH MONTH):
-$1899 as an allowance
-$949 as an employment incentive policy
-$1800 as a child tax benefit
-$500 for RAP Housing top up

And a start up allowance of $8200.

Not to mention the free healthcare, dental and other health benefits we don’t get ourselves.

All paid for, by us, as taxpayers.

Here’s the kicker: we are accepting refugees from Bermuda.

Who speak fluent English and have ZERO war or conflicts in their country.

INSANITY.

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Worst shooting team in NHL history was the 2014-15 Arizona Coyotes (6.9%). After scoring just once on 37 shots on Wednesday, Calgary falls to 5.6%. For @CdnPressSports, a look at the Flames punchless offence, front and center in a seventh consecutive loss. https://t.co/lYbkN1HQoO

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Some context to what Zayne Parekh is on the cusp of doing, regardless of whether he plays on Wednesday.

In Flames franchise history, which dates back 54 years, only four defencemen have made the club as a teenager and spent most, or the entirety, of that season in the NHL:
- Robyn Regehr in 1999-00 (57 NHL games at 19)
- Derek Morris in 1997-98 (82 NHL games at 19)
- Brian Glynn in 1987-88 (20 NHL games at 19, turned 20 in November)
- Paul Reinhart in 1979-80 (37 NHL games at 19, turned 20 in January)

Oh there's been a handful of one-off's along the way:
- Juuso Valimaki played one game at 19 (Oct. 3, 2018)
- Oliver Kylington played one game at 18 (Apr. 9, 2016)
- Jamie Allison played one game at 19 (Jan. 26, 1995)
- Randy Turnbull played one game at 19 (Dec. 28, 1981)

Of course, we can't forget about the similarly-hyped 1981 first-round pick, Al MacInnis, who played two games at 18 (1981-82) and then 14 more games at 19 (1982-83), but spent the majority of those two seasons with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL).

For fans old enough to remember, it took a while and plenty of patience for No. 2 to arrive for good but 'Chopper' went on to play over 1,400 NHL games, win a Conn Smythe when he led Calgary to it's only Stanley Cup, and he's in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

So this is very much rarified air for Parekh and a moment to be celebrated. The Flames have a future star in the making and if Parekh doesn't play in the season-opener in Edmonton, that doesn't change that or tarnish anything he's accomplished thus far, nor should it be a point of consternation.

For me, this has nothing to do with Jake Bean and everything to do with Parekh and what's best for his development in a season in which rules will not allow for him to be sent down to the AHL, which is the ideal place to develop young players, especially defencemen.

As we witnessed the last couple preseason games, he obviously still has lots of work to do on his defensive game and that will remain a work in progress for seasons to come. This is not unexpected. Sheltering him a little in his first year of pro hockey isn't just OK, it's common sense.

This kid is part of the future core of this team. Not playing him on the road against two of the world's best players is nothing more than the coaching staff wanting to set him up for success versus the opposite. It's hard to fault that mindset. As the Flames continue to re-whatever ahead of what they hope will be more prosperous years as they move into Scotia Place, development should be the No. 1 priority in everything they do.

Parekh is going to play plenty this season and he'll face lots of tough match-ups along the way. Easing him into it isn't the criminal offence some are making it out to be. There will be tons of opportunities ahead for him to learn from his mistakes — and for fans to enjoy the refreshing flash and dash that Parekh brings to the team.

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@AAVickers Great news! Congrats, AA!!!

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@Mike_kim714 Go get it, Michael! Cheering for you!

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@DarrenWHaynes Holy crap! That’s ridiculous!!!

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This is Sweden 🇸🇪

Masked gangs roam the neighborhood and blow up cars.

My country isn't safe anymore.

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@thinkingwest I believe that this is true. And, unfortunately, we’ve fallen at the wrong fucking time.

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