Defence minister emphasizes criminal investigation after week of diplomatic fallout from India accusations
CBC
After a week of fallout from the prime minister's accusation that India was involved in the murder of a prominent a pro-Khalistan activist, Defence Minister Bill Blair sought to shift focus away from questions of intelligence on Sunday and toward the ongoing criminal investigation into the issue.
Following the allegations put forward by Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons on Monday, Canada and India have been locked in a diplomatic dispute, with two officials expelled and an Indian freeze on visas for Canadians.
In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live airing Sunday, Blair said he was keenly aware of the impact the diplomatic dispute was having on Indian-Canadians.
"It's another reason why I place such emphasis on the investigation that's taking place, that we'd be able to move beyond credible intelligence to evidence, strong evidence of exactly what happened, so that we and the Indian government can know the truth, have the facts and then work together to resolve it in an appropriate way," he told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.
"I'm not going to say anything that would in any way compromise the integrity of that investigation, it's just too important."
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