Hizb ut-Tahrir had planned a conference in Mississauga in 2024 as well but it was cancelled a day after United Kingdom listed it as a designated terrorist organisation. At that time, the website, that was active since 2012, YouTube channel, Facebook, Instagram and X accounts of the group were deleted or deactivated.
On the 10th and 19th December, the Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at eight locations in Mumbai, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara for agents involved in facilitating illegal migration through Canadian colleges.
Jagmeet Singh vowed to bring down Trudeau with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation already having brought significant headache for Trudeau.
'Sikhs for Justice' further alleged that the Russian Embassy provided the location of terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to RA&W and facilitated a 'foiled murder-for-hire plot.'
In a letter to Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland said, “For the last number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds over the best path forward for Canada.” She added that the threat of new US tariffs represented a grave threat to Canada. She wrote, “That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a tariff war. That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford.”
In 2016, pro-Khalistani Canadian and former president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Bikramjit Singh Sandhar, applied for a visa for India. The application was denied on the grounds of statements he made about Khalistan while serving as the president of the Gurdwara. He would have got visa if he had signed a letter renouncing Khalistan.
The Canadian MP also highlighted the ongoing threats and pressure he faces for voicing concerns of the Hindu-Canadian community and warned that the "politically powerful Khalistani lobby" would likely attempt to push the motion again.