Carney should know it’s way too soon to invite Modi to Canada

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Carney should know it’s way too soon to invite Modi to Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

Too soon. Way too soon. Inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to Canada now amounts to a signal that foreign powers can interfere in Canada with impunity.

Less than two years ago, the Prime Minister of Canada – then Justin Trudeau – accused the Indian government of involvement in the murder of a Canadian. Last October, the RCMP alleged that agents of India had been involved in coercion, violent crime, and murder in Canada.

India’s official public response was essentially to tell Canada to go fly a kite. It didn’t just deny any involvement, it refused to co-operate with any investigation.