Maxime Bernier claimed that Nijjar wasn’t a Canadian and proposed posthumously revoking his citizenship to correct this administrative error.
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, said on Thursday that allegations from the RCMP and the Liberal government regarding Indian diplomats engaging in criminal activities in Canada are highly serious and need to be addressed decisively if proven true.
Maxime Bernier, however, added that while the claims are serious, no solid evidence has been presented so far by the Canadian government, and accused Justin Trudeau of using this crisis to divert attention from other controversies.
“If true, allegations made by the RCMP and the Liberal government that Indian diplomats participated in criminal activities on our territory are very serious and should be dealt with. So far however, we haven’t been given any proof. And Trudeau is clearly using this crisis to divert the attention from other controversies,” Maxime Bernier said in a post on X (formerly Twitter)
Bernier also dismissed the claim that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani terrorist killed last year, was a Canadian.
“One myth should be dispelled though: That the central figure in this controversy, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Khalistani militant who was murdered last year, was a Canadian. He was actually a foreign terrorist who used fraudulent documents to claim asylum in Canada several times starting in 1997. His claims were rejected but he was nevertheless allowed to stay in this country and was somehow granted citizenship in 2007,” Maxime Bernier wrote.
Bernier claimed that Nijjar wasn’t a Canadian and proposed posthumously revoking his citizenship to correct this administrative error, saying he should have been deported.
“Nijjar wasn’t a Canadian. We should perhaps posthumously take away his citizenship to right this administrative error. He should have been deported after his first fake asylum claim, like the hundreds of thousands of fake asylum claimants who are in Canada right now,” he added.
Bernier pointed out that this situation stems from Canada’s long history of inviting foreigners and their conflicts, urging the need to recognise this blunder and collaborate with the Indian government instead of risking relations with an important ally.
“All this is happening because Canada has for decades deliberately invited these foreigners and their tribal conflicts into our country. We should recognize this major blunder and work with the government of India to find solutions instead of jeopardizing our relations with a rising world power and an important ally over this issue,” the People’s Party of Canada leader added.