India believes that Canada isn't doing enough. In this whole debate, we must also remember that Canada has the distinction of being the country with the largest Sikh community outside India, a community that India cannot control.
India's frustration with Canadian politicians travelling to India should also be noted. This obsession could be explained by what could be called electoral solicitation aimed at getting closer to the Sikh community in order to obtain votes at home. That's a problem.
A second problem that must also be taken into account is that there are concerns outside India. Of course, I fully understand the concerns of the Sikh community, but it could also be said that tensions and political violence are growing within the Indian community. It's not going away. This is also what the Indian government is worried about. It's seeing its national unity at risk in Canada.
That's why I'm proposing that you take certain measures. A harsher response can always be taken with India, and our Canadian laws on extortion can always be strengthened, but will that really stop the Indian government's actions in Canada? I doubt it.
To calm interdiasporic tensions, I believe that criminalizing hate speech in religious processions and religious festivals would be a way to lower these diasporic tensions, which are often generated by an outside government.
Among other things, there was the proposal to ban Shiv Sena in Canada. The Shiv Sena is an ultranationalist Hindu group. It could very well also, in turn, create religious festivals or religious ceremonies and allow hate speech towards the Sikh community to erupt.
Before passing laws, which are of course necessary to toughen the diplomatic response and increase penalties for extortion, we also need to calm things down here in Canada, because as long as this tension remains very high, India will want to intervene.
You could say that we are practically inviting India to interfere in our country, given that there is polarization within the Indian diaspora.