Fact Check
Cameron MacKay had arrived in Delhi to visit Gurdwara Bangla Sahib……
MOHALI: Few days back, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had given a statement in his Parliament and alleged that the Indian government could be behind the murder of Separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada expelled Indian diplomat Pawan Kumar Roy soon after this statement, in response to which India also summoned the Canadian High Commission and expelled a diplomat.
Now, a video of Canada’s High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay is going viral on social media, in which MacKay can be seen answering a question to a Journalist about Canada’s stance on Khalistani organizations. In response to the question, MacKay said, “In Canada they love people of all religions, all religions are welcome in Canada.”
This video is being made viral claiming that the Canadian Ambassador expelled by India paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple, Amritsar) before returning to his home country.
Facebook page “Shaheed Bhai Dayala Ji” shared the viral video and wrote, “Canadian Ambassador paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib before returning to Canada.”
Spokesman in its investigation found the viral post to be misleading. This viral video is not recent nor is it from Darbar Sahib Sri Amritsar. This video is of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib located in Delhi.
— Spokesman’s Investigation
Starting the investigation, we first watched this video carefully and started searching for news related to this case through keyword search. During the search, we found excerpts from a viral video uploaded in an India Today’s article published in 2022.
According to the report, Cameron MacKay had arrived in Delhi to visit Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, where he was asked about the steps being taken by the Canadian government to deal with Khalistani organizations.
Viral video was also shared by news agency ANI on its X account on 27 October 2022.
#WATCH |Delhi:”In Canada we love people of all faiths. All faiths are welcome in Canada,” says High Commissioner for Canada in India Cameron MacKay when asked how is Canadian Govt dealing with Khalistani outfits, action against these outfits & his comment on “referendum” by them pic.twitter.com/kBRQCZWvVh— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2022
Hence, It is clear that the viral video is not recent.
“As per the reports (Times Now), After the statement of Justin Trudeau Cameron MacKay, Canada’s high commissioner to India, was summoned and diplomat Olivier Sylvester was asked to leave India within five days.”
Conclusion- Spokesman in its investigation found the viral post to be misleading. This viral video is not recent nor is it from Darbar Sahib Sri Amritsar. This video is of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib located in Delhi.
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