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What we have heard today only confirms what we have been saying consistently all along – Canada has presented us no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations that it has chosen to level against India and Indian diplomats. The responsibility for the damage that this cavalier behaviour has caused to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone.”
Responding to Trudeau’s comments, a spokesperson for India’s ministry of external affairs said We are in contact with our Canadian partners about the serious developments outlined in the independent investigations in Canada. The UK has full confidence in Canada’s judicial system … The government of India’s cooperation with Canada’s legal process is the right next step.”
The British Foreign Office said I have the names of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates in the Conservative party of Canada who are engaged [in] or at high risk of or for whom there is clear intelligence around foreign interference,
The decision by the RCMP to go forward with that announcement was entirely anchored in public safety and a goal of disrupting the chain of activities that was resulting in drive-by shootings, home invasions, violent extortion and even murder in and across Canada,
The fact that there is absolutely no curiosity or openness in trying to figure out what happened or whether someone was compromised or whether a foreign country impacted those leadership races is simply irresponsible,
We are not looking to provoke or create a fight with India,
I don’t believe in using national security information for partisan purposes,
Violence towards Canadians … has been enabled by and in many cases directed by the Indian government,
said the Canadian premier, citing a national police investigation India's response to our investigation was to double down on attacks against our government. We told India it is not hard evidence but it is just intelligence at that point. India undermined our government and governance. These were clear indications that India has violated our sovereignty,
Their ask of us was ‘how much do you know, given us the evidence’, ... At that point is was primarily intelligence not hard evidentiary proof.”
Therefore, we had to ask them to leave the country,
We had clear and certainly now ever clearer indications that India had violated Canada's sovereignty,
Canadians who are opponents of the Modi government, their information was passed to the Indian government at the highest level and then the information was directed through criminal organisations like the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, resulting in violence against Canadians. We wanted to question Indian diplomats but they did not waive their diplomatic immunity which is why we had to ask them to leave,
The Indian government made a horrific mistake in thinking that they could interfere as aggressively as they did in the safety and sovereignty of Canada,
he told an independent probe into foreign interference in Canadian politics Our nation’s international image as a country that believes in and adheres to the rule of law is at risk, and it is crucial that we act together to defend it. On matters relating to national security and foreign policy, the nation must always be one,
Allegations made by Canada, now backed by several other countries, are threatening to escalate, tarnishing India’s global reputation and damaging Brand India,
This demand is necessitated by the worsening India-Canada relations and growing concerns about India-US ties,
It is imperative that the Government of India promptly and clearly articulate its stance on this issue,
It was clear that the Indian government's approach was to criticise us and the integrity of our democracy,
I had a conversation with PM Modi at G20 in Delhi where I sat down and shared about India's involvement. He responded that there are people in Canada that have outspoken against the Indian govt and he would like to see arrested... I explained that freedom of speech is a fundamental right in Canada..."
Talking about his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trudeau said