Canada's Prime Minister admits cannot assure India’s non-involvement in Canadian crimes

In a New York one outlet's interview, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that despite growing diplomatic, trade and security ties with India, he cannot promise the Indian government will cease involvement in Canadian crimes such as arson, extortion, harassment or murder. He noted “some evidence” of progress in security cooperation but refused to guarantee an end to foreign interference, a concern highlighted by past allegations linking Indian agents to the 2023 killing of Sikh-Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar and a recent FBI $1 million reward for information on suspected gang leader Satinderjeet Singh.

RCMP spokesperson Lisa Moreland described the gang’s violent activities, while academic Amarnath Amarasingam criticized the government’s framing of diaspora threats as foreign problems. The Indian High Commissioner has called such links “absurd,” and the issue is expected to surface during Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to sign a new trade deal. Carney’s stance reflects the difficulty of controlling foreign state actions on Canadian soil.