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Navigating faith on the road

Faith on the road: Riding with Canada’s Sikh truckers.

Canada is home to thousands of Sikh truck drivers, crossing North America in cabs that double as kitchens, bedrooms and places to pray. In a single week, some will see more of the continent than most people will in a lifetime, from major cities to mountain ranges and endless miles of road.

But the road can be a hard place to practise faith built on family, community and a vegetarian diet. Journeys can be long, food options limited, and drivers say discrimination is rising. Yet many choose to respond with acts of kindness, carrying their faith with them.

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Megan Lawton travels to Ontario to join Sikh truckers on the road. She stops at a local Gurdwara, where drivers reconnect with community and come together to instil the values of their faith in their children.

[Credit: Megan Lawton. Picture description: Sukhpal Singh is a long-haul truck driver, who travels across North America each week. He sits behind the wheel of his truck, during a break from driving]

Presenter: Megan Lawton
Producer: Sam Gruet
Executive Producer: Rajeev Gupta
Editor: Chloe Walker
Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno

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