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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for attempting to crush free speech in his nation, saying that is “shameful”.

He reacted after the Canadian authorities made it obligatory for on-line streaming platforms to register with the federal government for “regulatory controls”.

Author-Journalist Glenn Greenwald posted on X: “The Canadian government, armed with one of the world’s most repressive online censorship schemes, announces that all online streaming services that offer podcasts must formally register with the government to permit regulatory controls”.

Musk reacted: “Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful.”

When one among his followers posted that Trudeau ought to change his title to “Falsedeau”, the tech billionaire reacted with a crying face emoji.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India’s diplomatic row with Canada was mentioned in his assembly with prime US officers — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan — and he gave them each an exhaustive account of India’s case, which included its evaluation of “a really permissive Canadian angle in direction of terrorists”.

The US has been supportive of Canada’s allegation that India was behind the killing of Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June.

The US has publicly and privately urged India to cooperate with the investigation.

New Delhi has dismissed the allegations as “absurd” however has stated that if Canada has something, it could check out it.

But Ottawa has not offered any proof to India or offered it publicly.