Canada not seeking to ‘provoke or escalate’ with India on Nijjar: Trudeau
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed allegations of 'credible' intelligence he says suggest agents of the Indian government killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is not looking to escalate the situation with India after he revealed allegations of “credible” intelligence that agents of the Indian government had a hand in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh leader.
Instead, he says Canada is looking for the facts and calls on India to co-operate with the investigation into Nijjar’s murder in B.C. this past June.
“One of the things that is so important today is that the government of India takes seriously this matter. It is extremely serious and has far-reaching consequences of international law,” Trudeau said, adding Canada would “remain calm.”
“Canadians have a right to know and need to know when things are going on like this, and that’s why we made the decision to do this.
“We are not looking to provoke or escalate. We are simply laying out the facts as we understand them and we want to work with the government of India.”
On Monday, Trudeau rose in the House of Commons and shared the allegations. Heading into the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, he said this is based on an intelligence analysis that has been built over the summer when asked why he was sharing the allegations now.
“We wanted to make sure we had solid grounding in understanding what was going on, in analysis and indeed in facts, and we wanted to make sure we’re taking the time to talk with our allies and share what we knew,” Trudeau said.
“We wanted to make sure that we fully shared with the government of India the seriousness and the depths of our preoccupations and indeed conclusions.”
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