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Canada opposition leader says will restore ‘professional relationship’ with India

Updated on: Oct 22, 2023 10:31 AM IST

Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, is favoured to become next PM as his party is leading the incumbent Liberal Party by over double digits

Canada’s opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has assured the Indian community in his country that he will restore a “professional relationship” with India if he becomes the next Prime Minister.

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre (centre) at a Navratri event in the Greater Toronto Area. (Pierre Poilievre/X)

Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party, also condemned the “aggression shown” to Indian diplomats stationed in Canada and the growing Hinduphobia in the country.

In an interview with Nepalese media outlet Namaste Radio Toronto, Poilievre said, “We need a professional relationship with the Indian government. India is the largest democracy on Earth. It’s fine to have our disagreements and hold each other accountable but we have to have a professional relationship and that is what I will restore when I’m Prime Minister of this country.”

When asked about the removal of 41 Canadian diplomats from India, Poilievre said, “This is another example of how Justin Trudeau is not worth the cost after eight long years. He’s turned Canadians against each other at home and he’s blown up our relations abroad. He’s so incompetent and unprofessional that now we are in major disputes with almost every major power in the world, and that includes India.”

According to the latest polls, Poilievre is favoured to become the next Canadian PM as his party is leading the incumbent Liberal Party by over double digits and is in majority territory.

 
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