Defence Minister Bill Blair said he is concentrating on the results of a criminal investigation into the killing of a Sikh activist in B.C., in which Canada alleges India was involved.
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair participates in an interview at his office in Ottawa, on Aug. 2.
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.airing Sunday, Blair said he was keenly aware of the impact the diplomatic dispute was having on Indian-Canadians.
"I'm not going to say anything that would in any way compromise the integrity of that investigation, it's just too important." "I really want [the two countries I love] to start talking. I know once they start talking, once they really want to help their citizens, I'm pretty sure they'll find common ground to make friends," he said.India has responded by flatly denying "any attempts to connect the government of India" with Nijjar's murder.
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