In a statement in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines allegations, based on intelligence reports, of a possible link between the Indian government and the killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Source: Cable Public Affairs Channel
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00:00 Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible
00:06 allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing
00:12 of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
00:19 Canada is a rule of law country. The protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty
00:25 are fundamental. Our top priorities have therefore been, one, that our law enforcement and security
00:32 agencies ensure the continued safety of all Canadians, and two, that all steps be taken
00:41 to hold perpetrators of this murder to account. Canada has declared its deep concerns to the
00:49 top intelligence and security officials of the Indian government. Last week at the G20,
00:56 I brought them personally and directly to Prime Minister Modi in no uncertain terms.
01:05 Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian
01:11 soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.