Trudeau went to war against India with dud bomb, reveals Canada report

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has for months relentlessly accused India of being involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. Now, a Canadian commission report found that the Canadian PM went to war against India with a dud bomb. What should be shocking is how Trudeau plunged India-Canada ties into an abyss despite being fully aware that there was no credible evidence to link the Indian government to the case. He kept parroting "credible evidence" when he had nothing with him. This has now been exposed by a Canadian committee itself.

The high-powered committee is investigating foreign meddling in Canada's elections and its internal affairs.

The latest report by the committee shows it found "no definitive link to a foreign state" in the Nijjar murder case, reported news agency PTI. This is contradictory to what Trudeau has been claiming all through as he went on a diplomatic war against India.

India called Trudeau's claims "absurd", and has been seeking evidence from Ottawa.

TRUDEAU'S ANTI-INDIA CAMPAIGN STARTED IN 2023

Justin Trudeau, in September 2023, declared that Canada had "credible evidence" suggesting Indian agents were involved in Nijjar's assassination in Canada's British Columbia.

In October 2024, he even said that there were "ever clearer indications" that India violated Canada's sovereignty by targeting Sikhs in his country. He called the actions that he said were Indian, a "horrific mistake".

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was wanted by India for being associated with terrorist activities, was gunned down in June 2023.

CANADA COMMITTEE REVEALS HOW TRUDEAU'S FLIMSY CLAIMS

However, the Canadian report titled 'Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions', presents a different picture. Its findings show how the Canadian PM's allegations were built on fragile foundations.

"Disinformation is used as a retaliatory tactic to punish decisions that run contrary to a state's interests,” Commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue said in the report, suggesting India may have engaged in disinformation following Trudeau’s allegations.

"This may have been the case with a disinformation campaign that followed the Prime Minister's [Trudea's] announcement regarding suspected Indian involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (though again no definitive link to a foreign state could be proven)," added the report.

The 123-page report also examined the expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada in October 2024, citing a "targeted campaign against Canadian citizens by agents linked to the Government of India". India had also expelled six Canadian diplomats and withdrawn its high commissioner in retaliation, marking a big diplomatic fallout between the two countries.

TRUDEAU HAS FAILED TO PRESENT EVIDENCE IN NIJJAR CASE

India has long criticised the Trudeau administration of Canada for its leniency and lack of action towards Khalistani activities on Canadian soil. The banned-Khalistani movement in India, has continued to find support and is growing among some segments of the Sikh diaspora in Canada.

Trudeau's explosive claims last year led to a diplomatic fallout, but with the commission's report failing to establish the allegations, it appears that the Canadian Prime Minister went to war against India with nothing more than a flimsy claim.

In November 2024, Trudeau condemned Canadian national security officials as "criminals" for leaking top-secret information, accusing the media of misreporting. His remarks followed a Canadian newspaper's claim linking top Indian leaders to Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.

Canada's economy and international relations have seen severe strain under Trudeau, who has decided to quit as the PM after facing massive backlash. He stares at political uncertainty, and his Liberal Party might face a rout in the general election this year.

Trudeau, already on weak footing, now faces further damage to his credibility after the report that reveals he went to a diplomatic war with India with dud ammunition.