CEO of U.S. firm selling cannabis technology attended $1,600 Liberal Party fundraiser with Justin Trudeau GlobePolitics
The U.S. company tweeted pictures of Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Trudeau from the April 5 event, including one where the two are engaged in conversation.The chief executive officer of a U.S. company that sells cannabis technology attended a Liberal fundraiser featuring Justin Trudeau earlier this month in Toronto and later said in a news release that the Prime Minister encouraged him to make Canada a testing ground for using artificial intelligence to tailor medical marijuana products.
The U.S. company tweeted pictures of Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Trudeau from the April 5 event, including one where the two are engaged in conversation. Tim Rush, who works at a company that handles public relations for Frelii, said that, in retrospect, he thinks the company’s news release overstated the extent of Mr. Jenkins’ discussion with the Prime Minister.
The Liberal Party’s Mr. Caley said Mr. Jenkins did not buy a ticket for the event but came as a guest of a donor, who Mr. Rush identified as a Canadian named Sandy Uppal. Mr. Uppal, who is described on his LinkedIn profile as a partner in a Mississauga financial consulting company, would not discuss why he bought the ticket for Mr. Jenkins.
“Obviously, the sunny ways in the bright light of day has prompted the denials and the reimbursement,” Mr. Kent said. “To the average Canadian, the original account by the individual who attended has to be recognized as face value at least, and the reimbursement and the denial is obviously in response to questions about the original statement."
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