India vs. Canada on pro-Khalistan leader's killing

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses India of killing wanted Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Here is all you need to know.

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00:00Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil

00:07is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.

00:11In the strongest possible terms, I continue to urge the Government of India

00:17to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.

00:30I know many Canadians, particularly members of the Canadian Parliament,

00:37are concerned about the impact of the killing of a Canadian citizen on their country.

00:43I urge the Government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.

00:50I urge the Government of India to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.

00:57I know many Canadians, particularly members of the Indo-Canadian community,

01:02are feeling angry or perhaps frightened right now.

01:13As a consequence, we've expelled a top Indian diplomat from Canada.

01:27We are not looking to provoke or escalate.

01:46We are simply laying out the facts as we understand them

01:51and we want to work with the Government of India to lay everything clear.

01:57Mr. Speaker, today I'm rising to inform the House of an extremely serious matter.

02:27I just informed the leaders of the opposition directly.

02:30I want now to speak with all Canadians.

02:34Over the past number of weeks, Canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing

02:40credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government of India

02:46and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

02:53Canada is a rule-of-law country.

02:56The protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental.

03:01Our top priorities have therefore been, one,

03:05that our law enforcement and security agencies ensure the continued safety of all Canadians,

03:11and two, that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators of this murder to account.

03:20Canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and security officials of the Indian government.

03:28Last week at the G20, I brought them personally and directly to Prime Minister Modi in no uncertain terms.

03:39Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil

03:47is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.

03:52It is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open, and democratic societies conduct themselves.

04:01As you would expect, we've been working closely and coordinating with our allies on this very serious matter.

04:10In the strongest possible terms, I continue to urge the Government of India

04:16to cooperate with Canada to get to the bottom of this matter.

04:21I also expect it to reiterate that its position on extrajudicial operations in another country

04:30is clearly and unequivocally in line with international law.

04:36I know many Canadians, particularly members of the Indo-Canadian community,

04:42are feeling angry or perhaps frightened right now.

04:47Let us not allow this to change us.

04:50Let us remain calm and steadfast in our commitment to our democratic principles

04:57and our adherence to the rule of law.

05:01This is who we are and what we do as Canadians.