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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Indian diplomats in Canada are “on notice” after she was asked whether more expulsions could come amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada. “They’re clearly on notice,” Joly said in response to the question, speaking of other Indian diplomats following the expulsion of six earlier this week.“Clearly we won’t tolerate any diplomats that are in contravention of the Vienna Convention and clearly any diplomats from any country from around the world that would be putting the lives of Canadians at risk.”Joly’s comments come just days after both countries expelled each other’s diplomats on Monday, with Ottawa having done so “in relation to a targeted campaign against Canadian citizens by agents linked to the government of India.”Global News has l...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A parliamentary committee is meeting on Friday to weigh a request to study new allegations of Indian foreign interference in Canada that led to the expulsion of diplomats by both countries in tat-for-tat-moves. The standing committee on public safety and national security agreed to a request from members to hold the emergency meeting on the recent developments related to new revelations from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding Indian government agents.The RCMP said on Monday that it has significant amount of information on criminal activity allegedly orchestrated by agents of the Indian government.The evidence points to “violent extremism” in both countries, links tying Indian gove...