Trudeau's national security adviser shared India interference allegations with counterpart
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser says she shared the explosive allegations about Indian officials taking part in criminal activity in Canada with her counterpart in New Delhi before the RCMP went public with the news this month.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser says she shared the explosive allegations about Indian officials taking part in criminal activity in Canada with her counterpart in New Delhi before the RCMP went public with the news this month.
Nathalie Drouin told the House of Commons national security committee today there was an effort to work with the Indian government to ensure accountability.
On Oct. 14, the RCMP said Indian diplomats and consular officials were persons of interest in cases of extortion, coercion and violence, including murder, that targeted Canadian citizens.
Drouin says a meeting was held with Prime Minister Narenda Modi's national security adviser, Ajit Doval, in Singapore two days earlier.
Drouin says the decision was made to go public when it became evident the Indian government would not co-operate with Canada on proposed accountability measures.
The RCMP said it took the extraordinary step of talking publicly about ongoing investigations because of threats to public safety.
The same day as the RCMP news conference, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Canada was expelling the Indian high commissioner and five other diplomats.
