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.