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Justin Trudeau Backs Official Who Accused India Of Using Sikh Extremist To Sabotage His Visit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Canadian High Commission’s invitation to Jaspal Atwal - a Sikh extremist convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian minister in 1986 - to attend an official dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sparked a major controversy while he was in India. As the development came while Trudeau was fending off criticism that his government is soft on Sikh extremists, it became a major point of friction ahead of his official engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Speaking in Canada’s House of Commons during his first Question Hour since returning from India, Trudeau appeared to support what many have dismissed as a ‘conspiracy theory’. When Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer asked the Canadian Prime Minister if he agreed to or disavowed the allegations made by a senior security official, Trudeau defended the bureaucrat.
“Our professional, non-partisan public service does high-quality work. And when one of our top diplomats and security officials says something to Canadians, it's because they know it to be true,” the Canadian Prime Minister said.
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