Overview

• Eby will write to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging a designation under Canada’s Criminal Code, citing precedents such as a Mexican drug cartel listing
• Police link the Bishnoi network to extortion threats, arsons and shootings targeting South Asian businesses and individuals across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
• RCMP and Surrey Police report a surge in complaints and have formed a dedicated task force to tackle transnational organized crime
• India’s National Investigation Agency and Canadian intelligence assess Lawrence Bishnoi as running a syndicate from jail through a network of associates and state connections
• The World Sikh Organization backs the proposal for enhanced tools while opposition critics question the timing and the strength of direct evidence