Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser says India is among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada, a public designation Ottawa has largely limited to authoritarian states.
"When I talk about foreign interference and economic security, I'm now talking about a number of state actors and non-state proxies," Jody Thomas said last Friday.
University of British Columbia professor Vina Nadjibulla said it was "striking" Thomas listed India along with the three other countries, and she noted that these concerns pose a challenge to Canada forming closer ties with India. Federal agencies have indirectly warned in recent years of India exerting improper influence in Canada, but rarely by name and almost always in internal documents.
The report was prepared for deputy ministers attending a retreat on national security. "The lines between legitimate advocacy and lobbying and pressures imposed to advance the economic and political interests of foreign actors are becoming increasingly blurred," it mentioned.
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