Mr. Speaker, I am rising to request your consideration of an emergency debate on the issue of foreign interference and, very specifically, the RCMP's allegations of violence and chaos in our communities linked to the Indian government.

A week ago, the RCMP revealed chilling and disturbing information that Indian agents were engaged by Indian government diplomats in a campaign of terror in Canadian communities. This campaign included hiring and directing gang members to shoot at Canadian homes, to shoot at Canadian businesses, to extort Canadian businesses and to engage in car thefts and other criminal activities.

The Prime Minister testified at the Hogue inquiry into foreign interference that a number of parliamentarians, both current and former, have been compromised by foreign powers, including India.

Canadians have been killed on Canadian soil. Bullets have flown in Canadian communities. Businesses and business owners have been threatened. People have been killed. People have been extorted. This is something that makes all Canadians less safe.

It is the responsibility of parliamentarians to take these allegations of crime and threats of violence against Canadians very seriously. It is also the responsibility of members of the House to stand committed to denouncing the Indian government's alleged interference here in Canada and to show a united front, together, so that no one will suggest to the Indian government that people here are willing to turn a blind eye to these acts of criminality.

Given that, Mr. Speaker, I urge you to consider the letter I sent you this morning and grant the emergency debate for today to debate this very serious matter.

Jagmeet Singh

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