Category: trudeau foundation

Montreal University’s Story of Chinese Donation Differs From Alleged CSIS Version

The Université de Montréal also received a donation from the same Chinese regime-affiliated billionaires that has now taken down the leadership of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, but it told an entirely different story in 2014 about how everything fell into place. While Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) information recently leaked to the press alleges…


Poilievre Calls for Canada Revenue Agency to Audit Trudeau Foundation

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on Friday, asking it to conduct an audit of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, with a “particular focus” on a $140,000 donation it received from the Chinese regime. “Allegations suggest that the donation was directed by a state-backed group in Beijing with the…


Pierre Poilievre Calls for Canada Revenue Agency to Audit Trudeau Foundation

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on Friday, asking it to conduct an audit of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, with a “particular focus” on a $140,000 donation it received from the Chinese regime. “Allegations suggest that the donation was directed by a state-backed group in Beijing with the…


Cory Morgan: Trudeau Foundation Crisis Shows That Charities Must Be Completely Independent of Government

Commentary When news broke of the resignation of the CEO and board of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, former principal secretary to the prime minister, Gerald Butts, angrily stated on Twitter: “Congratulations to the Globe and Mail. That’s two charities in three years you’ve taken down, tough guys. You must be so proud.” The second…


Bloc Leader Calls On Auditor General to Probe Beijing-Linked Donation to Trudeau Foundation

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling on the federal Office of the Auditor General to investigate a 2016 Beijing-linked donation sent to the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, which had said in March that it would return the funds but reportedly never did. Blanchet posted a letter on Twitter in French on April 13 calling…


Trudeau Foundation Says Its Launching Independent Review of Chinese Donation

The Trudeau Foundation says it is launching an independent review of the donation it received from a Chinese regime insider. The Foundation announced the move in an April 12 statement a few hours after La Presse reported the donation had not been returned as previously claimed, leading to an internal crisis and the resignation of…


Poilievre Criticizes Former Governor General Johnston Over Trudeau Foundation Links

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is criticizing former governor general David Johnston for his previous membership with the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, which has received funding from the Chinese regime in the past. Johnston was recently appointed “independent special rapporteur” by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to investigate Chinese interference in Canada’s elections. “How will you investigate Beijing’s donation to…


Trudeau Foundation Didn’t Return Chinese Donation as Previously Claimed: Report

A day after the leadership of the Trudeau Foundation resigned citing the “political climate” surrounding a donation received from a Chinese regime insider, the news outlet La Presse reported that the money hadn’t been returned as previously claimed. This caused an internal crisis among the foundation directors and is what led to their resignation, not…


Trudeau Decries ‘Partisanship’ in the Wake of Resignation of Trudeau Foundation’s Board and CEO

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today commented on the recent resignation of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation’s leadership team, accusing Conservative politicians of increasing “polarization and partisanship” that he said led to “unfounded” attacks on the foundation. “Those people who are trying to get short-term political gain by increasing polarization and partisanship in this country by…


Trudeau Foundation’s Entire Leadership Resigns Citing ‘Political Climate’

The entire leadership of the Trudeau Foundation has resigned in the wake of a revelation it had received a donation from a businessman tied to the Chinese regime. “In recent weeks, the political climate surrounding a donation received by the Foundation in 2016 has put a great deal of pressure on the Foundation’s management and…