Western Standard - September 11, 2023


Gulati slams Trudeau over Khalistani comments


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9 minutes

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178.14438

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1,609

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86

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Justin Trudeau speaks on Khalistan and the Canadian Prime Minister speaks on the Khalistan issue and what it means for the future of the country and the world. He also speaks on why a Khalistan should be created within the borders of Canada.

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00:00:00.000 the Canadian Prime Minister, he's had of course a meeting with Prime Minister Modi
00:00:04.660 and this is what he's come out and said. Let me quote this.
00:00:09.300 Both the issues came up. Over the years with PM Modi, we've had many conversations on both those issues.
00:00:13.760 Canada will always defend the freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom of peaceful protest
00:00:18.960 and it is extremely important to us.
00:00:21.920 At the same time, we are always there to prevent violence and to push back against hatred.
00:00:26.160 I think on the issue of the community, it is important to remember that actions of a few do not represent the entire community or Canada.
00:00:32.400 The flip side of it, we have also highlighted the importance of respecting the rule of law
00:00:36.200 and we did talk about foreign interference. This is on the issue of Khalistan.
00:00:41.160 So Justin Trudeau, let's listen in, then I want to discuss what this fellow says.
00:00:48.440 Over the years with PM Modi, we've had many conversations on both of those issues.
00:00:54.600 Obviously, Canada will always defend freedom of expression, freedom of conscience, freedom of peaceful protest.
00:01:03.960 That's something that's extremely important to us.
00:01:06.260 At the same time, as we're always there to prevent violence, to push back against hatred.
00:01:12.840 I think on the issue of the community, it's important to remember that the actions of the few do not represent the entire community or Canada.
00:01:22.200 On the flip side of it, we also highlighted the importance of respecting the rule of law and we did talk about foreign interference.
00:01:31.240 Okay, so I'm going to now shed the diplomaties because when something manifestly insane takes place in your face, there's no reason to be polite about it.
00:01:43.540 Justin Trudeau has just shown you the finger when it comes to Khalistan.
00:01:47.460 This man has just come after imposing an emergency in his country to crack down on the freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest and has just talked about the freedom of expression and the rule of law and the right to protest.
00:02:02.560 Okay, now the truth is Mr. Trudeau, like any good Punjabi, I have family in Canada and I promise you the nonsense that you're talking is emanating from sheer hubris.
00:02:17.960 That's a total disconnected view of the world where you think that we don't see what you're up to, we don't understand what you're up to and you can continue behaving in a totally nonsensical fashion, talking nonsense.
00:02:35.160 You impose an emergency in your country, your father imposed an emergency in your country, your democratic credentials are under deep question and if Khalistan is a problem and if a Khalistan is to be created, it is more likely it is going to be created within the territorial boundaries of Canada. 0.84
00:02:54.920 And let me add to that, we should become, at least I will, become the biggest proponent of the independence of Quebec which has been trying to secede from Canada for the longest period of time.
00:03:10.580 And I have a big question on why the map of Canada should not be described as Canadian Occupied Quebec, COQ.
00:03:20.240 Perhaps we should issue a map of the world as well.
00:03:22.540 Complete nonsense, you've come out and come out and spoken once again.
00:03:26.360 You could have taken it seriously, you should have taken it seriously, but you didn't.
00:03:30.220 Patikrit, this man, last time he came for a bilateral to India, showed up with a Khalistani in his entourage. 0.51
00:03:36.880 What is going on? I mean, it's totally, it's, after a point it's totally insane.
00:03:40.500 You can't say it's domestic politics, you can't say he doesn't get it.
00:03:43.140 You can't say that the emergency in Canada didn't happen.
00:03:45.760 You were beating up truckers in Canada, you were freezing their bank accounts.
00:03:50.060 I mean, what is this guy talking? Which world is he living in?
00:03:52.880 Rishav, he's a perfect example of pseudo-liberal wokeism and how it is destroying a certain section of the West.
00:03:59.560 He doesn't understand the difference between a peaceful protest and a civil unrest or an uncivil unrest with the placard of a terrorist.
00:04:08.000 A terrorist who actually bombed a plane which killed a lot of Canadians.
00:04:13.380 And he doesn't understand the difference between the two.
00:04:15.780 But has he forgotten what happened in Lockerbie?
00:04:17.540 That's what I'm saying.
00:04:19.720 And so, you know, when it comes to territorial integrity or sovereignty or respecting the sovereignty of a country,
00:04:26.960 I don't understand where these guys lose the plot.
00:04:30.520 Who has said that, you know, India is a country which has always, you know, allowed, thrived on the whole concept of democratic protest.
00:04:37.720 We do not need to learn from today what that is.
00:04:40.700 But the Khalistani issue that he has been propping up today, you are very right that tomorrow, see, there is no question, no chance, not an iota of possibility that a Khalistani would ever be created in Punjab or in India. 0.98
00:04:53.500 We live here, we live here, we know this.
00:04:56.960 That's just a fact on the ground, okay.
00:04:58.940 There is no Khalistani movement here in India except for all the funding. 0.87
00:05:03.440 And the funding isn't coming from Pakistan anymore, okay.
00:05:06.780 Canada is the epicenter.
00:05:08.460 Canada is the epicenter.
00:05:10.180 But, okay, so what do we do with this man?
00:05:12.620 What's the point?
00:05:13.360 What are we achieving here?
00:05:14.280 See, problem, Rishabh, is that, let me tell you, I'm politically incorrect.
00:05:19.100 Let me, let me, let me, sorry, let me just interject.
00:05:21.200 Justin Trudeau and to the people living in Canada, including the very large Indian diaspora and the far greater Indian diaspora from my community, the Punjabis,
00:05:30.000 that they are trying to seduce to come to Canada by making it, you know, by putting it all on a silver platter that please come and take away permanent residency for free. 0.84
00:05:37.660 Mr. Trudeau, there is a reason that we are having bilateral meetings with everybody else and not with you, okay.
00:05:44.280 There is a reason for it.
00:05:45.820 And stop inviting Indians to come and live in Canada because eventually they will stop because they don't want to live in Khalistan because there is no Khalistan in India. 1.00
00:05:53.960 It's absolutely insane.
00:05:55.460 I mean, it just infuriates you, this person who last time came and he was singing and dancing and making a joke of himself, you know, dressed in all sorts of costumes,
00:06:04.900 that this guy who just imposed an emergency, Pratikrit, what is he smoking?
00:06:08.980 No, no, that is a very big question.
00:06:10.360 And secondly, you know, your previous question, Rishabh, Canada as a country, with all due respect, is so insignificant that you can't even, you know, penalize them in any way.
00:06:20.000 We don't have any trade with them.
00:06:21.720 You know, they are so distant.
00:06:23.320 So, only thing we can do is that I would rather very be happy, as you rightly mentioned about freedom of Quebec, we should actually, you know, in the name of democratic protests, we should allow that.
00:06:32.980 In the name of democratic discourse on future of how geopolitics should be played out, we should do that.
00:06:38.060 Let the Canadians wonder, you know, is it okay then if there is a protest outside and somebody goes and rips down a flag of Canada from the top of the High Commission,
00:06:45.420 I am pretty sure the Canadian diplomats would find that deeply egregious.
00:06:48.960 But who knows?
00:06:49.820 I don't know how Justin Trudeau thinks because he, by his very definition, and now we know by his DNA, is a person who doesn't believe in democratic values.
00:06:57.520 We all know what you have done, sir, and just because your American friends didn't haul you through hot coals over it.
00:07:03.820 Imagine if Narendra Modi had imposed an emergency in India even for two weeks to quash some agricultural protests.
00:07:09.100 Even for two hours.
00:07:10.080 Imagine if that had happened.
00:07:11.320 What would the world's response be?
00:07:13.280 And just because you got away with Justin Trudeau, you won't get away with us.
00:07:16.920 I am sorry, this has got my goat.
00:07:18.360 Ambassador Mukherjee, he has come to Indian soil knowing full well that there are exponents in his country who are waging war against the Indian state and he has accused us of foreign interference.
00:07:31.740 But first of all, Rishabh, his wife has just divorced him.
00:07:36.760 His popularity polls are very low.
00:07:40.160 The chances are he is not going to be Prime Minister for long.
00:07:42.900 We should not raise our blood pressure about this insignificant man coming from this insignificant country because if there will be a Khalistan, it will be in a little area called Surrey, close to where my sister lives in Vancouver. 1.00
00:07:57.880 Because even in Vancouver, the Indian diaspora don't agree with this little spot called Surrey where all these so-called Khalistanis live. 1.00
00:08:07.360 So he should just rot where he is, we should prop up Quebec and we should just ignore him. 0.98
00:08:13.480 We should not waste any time, Rishabh.
00:08:15.820 We should not raise our BP about him.
00:08:18.060 We should feel sorry that his wife has divorced him.
00:08:20.800 I was just when I was enjoying raising my BP about it, you know, once in a while I should raise my BP.
00:08:26.020 I know news, not noise, but sometimes you should get irritated enough.
00:08:31.080 You know, it's just too much.
00:08:34.900 The hypocrisy of this man who has imposed a crackdown on his own citizens who were truckers, okay, and imposed an emergency, froze their bank accounts, had them arrested, their streets cleaned, okay, to sit there and just think that we are all blind is laughable.
00:08:57.460 I need to take a break.
00:09:01.460 We will let you absorb just now.