U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he delivered that message Thursday during his meeting in Washington, D.C., with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's external affairs minister.
"Those responsible need to be held accountable, and we hope that our friends in both Canada and India will work together to resolve this matter." A State Department readout of that meeting made no mention of the controversy, but experts in international diplomacy say that's hardly surprising. He moved through an outdoor picnic area, where he encountered a number of people worried about the tensions and the safety of members of the Indo-Canadian community.
"Every Canadian, regardless of where they come from, needs to be safe in this country," Trudeau said. That came last week from David Cohen, the U.S. envoy to Canada, who confirmed that Canada's allegations were supported in part by intelligence from inside that alliance, which includes the U.S., the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.