PM Mark Carney will not confirm whether India is engaged in interference

March 4, 2026

RED FM News Desk

Prime Minister Mark Carney has declined to take a definitive stance on whether Indian agents are still actively interfering in Canadian affairs. Speaking during a news conference in Australia following a high-level visit to India, Carney stated that he would not comment further to avoid prejudicing the ongoing criminal trial regarding the murder of a prominent B.C. Sikh leader.

During the press conference, Carney distanced himself from a recent statement made by a senior government official who claimed that Indian interference in Canada is “not continuing.”

“I would not use those words,” Carney remarked, though he clarified that the official in question would face no disciplinary consequences for the assessment.

The official’s claim had sparked significant outrage within Canada’s Sikh and South Asian communities, who continue to report ongoing threats of violence and extortion.

Carney confirmed that he addressed these sensitive issues directly with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their recent meeting. He described Canada’s current diplomatic strategy as one of “vigilance and engagement.” While maintaining that progress is being made, Carney emphasized that Canada remains firm in its stance against foreign interference and transnational repression “by anyone.”

The Prime Minister’s cautious tone stems from the 2023 allegations made by former PM Justin Trudeau, who linked Indian agents to the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey.

He said that four individuals are currently facing court proceedings in relation to the killing.

“My job is to make sure that I do not say anything that prejudices the prospect of justice being served,” the Prime Minister stated, citing the integrity of the judicial process as his reason for silence on broader interference.

Tensions have been further heightened by a recent report in The Globe and Mail, which alleges that Indian consular staff based in Vancouver played a role in the death, a development that continues to complicate Canada-India relations.