SURREY, B.C. -- Vancouver-area politicians added their banners to the sea of colours worn by the thousands of people who celebrated the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi Saturday.
Political party hues of blue, red and green were out in full force on Surrey streets, yet orange was the predominant colour in the exuberant crowd.
While many of the orange turbans worn by South Asians are a religious statement and not a political one, many among the crowd shouted support for the NDP's provincial and federal leaders when they saw Adrian Dix and Thomas Mulcair.
But Liberal Leader Christy Clark says those attending the festivities weren't talking politics, they were celebrating the common values British Columbians share.
BC Conservative leader John Cummins also attended the event, as did Surrey candidates for the Green Party.
