Canadian Ministers Concerned for Safety of Indian Diplomats Due to Threats on Protest Poster

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Two senior ministers in the Liberal government cabinet say the promotional material for a planned activity protesting the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia is “unacceptable.”

One poster circulating online calling for a “Khalistan Freedom Rally” on July 8 in Toronto says “Kill India.” It adds that two Indian diplomats in Canada are the “faces” of the “killers” of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.