Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he received an intelligence briefing about allegations that the Indian government could be behind the killing of a Sikh gurdwara leader in British Columbia.

害羞草研究所淚 can confirm what the prime minister has shared publicly: that there is clear intelligence that Canada has that lays out the following case that a Canadian citizen was killed on Canadian soil and a foreign government was involved,害羞草研究所� Singh told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.

害羞草研究所淭hat intelligence is something that I think is very credible.害羞草研究所�

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons Sept. 18 about 害羞草研究所渃redible allegations害羞草研究所� that the Indian government was involved in the June death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C.

The well-known activist belonged to a movement that advocated for the creation of an independent Sikh state in India害羞草研究所檚 Punjab province. India害羞草研究所檚 government had labelled him a terrorist but has denied any involvement in his killing, calling the allegations by Trudeau 害羞草研究所渁bsurd and motivated.害羞草研究所�

The extraordinary allegation has worsened already rocky relations between India and Canada. India害羞草研究所檚 government has accused Canada of not providing evidence to back up its claim, while Trudeau and other other ministers have called on India to co-operate with investigations.

Singh said Trudeau first told him and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about the allegations against India before sharing them publicly. Three days later, Singh received a briefing from Trudeau害羞草研究所檚 national security adviser, Jody Thomas.

Singh told reporters Tuesday that he was able to request the briefing on the matter because of the top-secret security clearance he obtained to review foreign-interference materials prepared by former governor general David Johnston, who had been named as a special rapporteur to explore that issue. Johnston has resigned from that role.

The former governor general害羞草研究所檚 report had concluded that Trudeau害羞草研究所檚 government did not knowingly or negligently fail to act on foreign attempts to interfere in the last two federal elections.

He had also recommended against calling a public inquiry into the issue. The Liberal government ended up tapping Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Jos茅e Hogue to lead one earlier this month after months of outcry from, and discussions with, opposition parties.

Singh said that after reviewing the confidential material he had access to from Johnston, he agrees a public inquiry into foreign interference is necessary.

Poilievre has so far rejected getting the clearance needed to review the top-secret annex from Johnston害羞草研究所檚 earlier report.

Poilievre said Tuesday that he was offered a briefing similar to one B.C. Premier David Eby received on the matter.

He said he doesn害羞草研究所檛 believe the briefing will offer any more substantial details on the allegation and would only force him to be tight-lipped about whatever he learned.

The Conservative leader has called on Trudeau to 害羞草研究所渃ome clean害羞草研究所� about the evidence behind the allegation against India, saying Canadians deserve more facts.

Singh said Tuesday he does not support that call.

害羞草研究所淭hey害羞草研究所檙e matters of national security and so information cannot be released beyond the general statements that were released,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 going to be a next step in the investigation and a prosecution and then information will be made public in an appropriate manner. 害羞草研究所� To do it early would jeopardize the investigation.害羞草研究所�

A Canadian official told The Associated Press that the allegation of India害羞草研究所檚 involvement is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally.

The official said the communications involved Indian government officials and Indian diplomats in Canada and that some of the intelligence was provided by a member of the 害羞草研究所淔ive Eyes害羞草研究所� intelligence-sharing alliance 害羞草研究所� Canada, the U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

The official did not say which ally provided the intelligence or give any details of the communications or how they were obtained. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren害羞草研究所檛 authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

In an interview with CTV害羞草研究所檚 Question Period that aired on Sunday, David Cohen, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, confirmed 害羞草研究所渢here was shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners that helped lead Canada to making the statements that the prime minister made.害羞草研究所�

He said he does not generally comment on 害羞草研究所減rivate diplomatic conversations,害羞草研究所� but added: 害羞草研究所淭here was a lot of communication between Canada and the United States about this, and I think that害羞草研究所檚 as far as I害羞草研究所檓 comfortable going.害羞草研究所�

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