India's Outlook magazine claims that Justin Trudeau’s Office withdrew the publication’s invitation to a New Delhi dinner reception because of its recent criticism of Justin Trudeau.
It claims, an hour-before the high commissioner’s reception cum for dinner for Trudeau the invitation to Outlook was withdrawn.
An Indian official called up to apologise in withdrawing the invitation at the last minute. But admitted that he was instructed by the Canadian PM’s Office to withdraw the invite because Outlook which had done a cover story on “ Khalistan - II made in Canada” cannot be in guest list to welcome Trudeau.
High Commission of Canada, in a mail to Outlook Chief of Bureau Pranany Sharma, wrote:
“I am writing to confirm that the invitation issued to you on behalf of the High Commissioner to an evening reception in New Delhi on February 22, 2018 was issued in error.
We understand that this may cause you some inconvenience however please be advised that entry to the event is by invitation only.”
Trudeau PMO revoked Outlook India’s press credentials an hour before an event after Outlook wrote a critical story of Trudeau. This after Trudeau came to power by promising to answer all questions from media.
— Candice Malcolm (@CandiceMalcolm) February 23, 2018
Outlook, in its February 12, 2018 issue, with a cover "Khalistan-II- Made in Canada" had carried seven articles in a package questioning Canadian cabinet's proximity and appeasement policies towards the Sikh radicals, particulalary in the context of 1985 terrorist attack on Air India flight 182, Kanishka, which killed over 300 passengers.
The magazine took Trudeau to task, saying that he is “feted the world over as the new face of ‘liberalism'” but seemed to “find it difficult to accommodate critical media coverage.”
