âIt was an arduous task to bring this issue to the fore in the form of a very high quality film. This film’s selection as second best documentary out of a field of 240 speaks volumes of your commitment to this cause. It is a shame that racism is still prevalent in a country like Canada in this time and day. Along with you, I would also like to commend Dr. Hakim Bhullar, his colleagues and supporters for not giving up. Let us hope that Gone Are the Days will serve as a good lesson/ deterrent for future generation. Well done!,â wrote columnist and community activist Balwant Sanghera. âIâm honoured and proud to tell this exceptional Canadian story of institutional racism and let it be a lesson to everyone who thinks extreme form of racism doesnât exist in Canada. Let me burst your bubble and say it does and the government of the day in BC and Ottawa stood silently as it took place but our communityâs spirit and fight against injustice has stood the time a