New developments today after Canada’s Prime Minister accused the Indian government of playing a role in the shooting death of a Canadian Sikh leader.

Justin Trudeau saying today he’s not trying to provoke or escalate the situation – but is once again calling on India to take this seriously.

Yesterday’s bombshell accusation that the Indian government was involved in the death of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar has led to protests against Trudeau in India, as relations between the two countries continue to crumble.

The diplomatic tit for tat is escalating as India has now expelled a top Canadian diplomat, just hours after Ottawa told the top Indian intelligence official in our country to get out.

For more on this, we’re joined by Alistair Edgar from the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University.