Condemn Hateful Comments Targeting Hindus: Canada Opposition Leader Poilievre

Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre said he condemns the hateful comments targeting Hindus in Canada and said that every community deserves the right to live without fear in their community.

“Every Canadian deserves to live without fear and feel welcomed in their community. In recent days, we have seen hateful comments targeting Hindus in Canada. Conservatives condemn these comments against our Hindu neighbours and friends,” Poilievre said.

“Hindus have made invaluable contributions to every part of our country and will always be welcome here,” he further added.

Canada has seen a rise in anti-India and anti-Hindu incidents due to the Justin Trudeau government’s casual approach towards the Khalistani separatist movement which has flourished in Canada in the past few decades.

Poilievre’s statement comes as India and Canada relationship hit a fresh low over the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claims that India played a role in the June murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani separatist-terrorist, near Vancouver.

Nijjar was wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for funding terror and conspiracy to commit murder and threatened India’s sovereignty by expressing his desire to carve out Khalistan from India.

Canada expelled a senior Indian diplomat from the country and India responded by expelling a Canadian diplomat from the country and reducing its diplomatic staff and stopping visa services.

Poilievre, the leader of the opposition, has been critical of Trudeau’s handling of international and domestic affairs. He also weighed in on the issue of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and said the Trudeau government should be wary of the consequences if it cannot back the claim of India’s involvement in the killing of Nijjar with ‘credible’ evidence that Trudeau claims to be in possession of.

“I think the prime minister needs to come clean with all the facts. We need to know all the evidence possible so that Canadians can make judgments on that. The prime minister hasn’t provided any facts,” Poilievre said earlier this week.

Trudeau’s coalition partner, Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the National Democratic Party, also known for sympathizing with the Khalistan movement, in a social media post sought to assure Hindus living in Canada that the nation is their home as well.

“To Hindus across Canada. This is your home and you deserve to be here. Anyone that suggests otherwise does not reflect the values of inclusion, compassion and kindness we hold close as Canadians,” Singh said in a tweet, but his message was met with skeptical responses.