The Saskatchewan government said the Justin Trudeau government has not contacted them regarding security concerns and the accusations that the Indian government was involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar..Trudeau shared in the House of Commons on Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies are looking into a possible connection between the government of India and the murder of Sikh leader Nijjar in British Columbia..READ MORE WATCH: Trudeau alleges Indian gov’t killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison stated the accusations against the Indian government are serious..Harrison said the provinces and territories in Canada should have been told about it, if the trade talks with India were stopped because of this alleged murder..“If [the investigation] was the reason trade negotiations were suspended, the federal government should have made that information available to provinces and territories and had numerous opportunities to do so,” said Harrison..Harrison did not like how Trudeau managed the G20 meeting in India this month. Canada stopped negotiations on a new trade deal with the Indian government..In a letter Harrison sent to Ottawa last week, he said the Trudeau government started a fight with an important trade partner just to win political points..Also, Harrison said Saskatchewan should get regular updates about trade negotiations from the Trudeau government..“I am hopeful that the federal government will have had rock-solid facts and evidence to back allegations of such a serious and far-reaching nature,” said Harrison..“If they have such information, they have not shared it with the government of Saskatchewan.”.Saskatchewan makes up about one-third of Canadian exports to India and it is worth more than $1 billion to Saskatchewan’s economy. .Saskatchewan also has a trade office in New Delhi..“Does Trudeau even understand the damage he is doing to our trade relationship with India — one of our most important trading partners?” Saskatchewan premier Moe tweeted..On Thursday, the Indian government suspended visas for Canadians to travel to India..READ MORE Tensions rise as India suspends visas for Canadians
The Saskatchewan government said the Justin Trudeau government has not contacted them regarding security concerns and the accusations that the Indian government was involved in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar..Trudeau shared in the House of Commons on Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies are looking into a possible connection between the government of India and the murder of Sikh leader Nijjar in British Columbia..READ MORE WATCH: Trudeau alleges Indian gov’t killed a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil.Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison stated the accusations against the Indian government are serious..Harrison said the provinces and territories in Canada should have been told about it, if the trade talks with India were stopped because of this alleged murder..“If [the investigation] was the reason trade negotiations were suspended, the federal government should have made that information available to provinces and territories and had numerous opportunities to do so,” said Harrison..Harrison did not like how Trudeau managed the G20 meeting in India this month. Canada stopped negotiations on a new trade deal with the Indian government..In a letter Harrison sent to Ottawa last week, he said the Trudeau government started a fight with an important trade partner just to win political points..Also, Harrison said Saskatchewan should get regular updates about trade negotiations from the Trudeau government..“I am hopeful that the federal government will have had rock-solid facts and evidence to back allegations of such a serious and far-reaching nature,” said Harrison..“If they have such information, they have not shared it with the government of Saskatchewan.”.Saskatchewan makes up about one-third of Canadian exports to India and it is worth more than $1 billion to Saskatchewan’s economy. .Saskatchewan also has a trade office in New Delhi..“Does Trudeau even understand the damage he is doing to our trade relationship with India — one of our most important trading partners?” Saskatchewan premier Moe tweeted..On Thursday, the Indian government suspended visas for Canadians to travel to India..READ MORE Tensions rise as India suspends visas for Canadians
