Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is asking the Canada Revenue Agency to investigate a $200,000 donation to the Trudeau Foundation.
that the foundation has struggled to complete that refund because the cheques came from a business, not Zhang himself, and attempts to return the funds were unsuccessful as no one was at the address of the business.“These facts raise serious questions around foreign influence peddling, attempts to hide the true source of the funds and, potentially, fraud,” he said.
These facts raise serious questions around foreign influence peddling, attempts to hide the true source of the funds and, potentially, fraud.“The reports suggest that the Trudeau Foundation is not meeting its legal and fiduciary responsibilities as required under the Income Tax Act and reported to the Canada Revenue Agency,” he said in the letter.
Last week, the board of the foundation resigned, along with the CEO and other executives, citing what the board called “politicization” over the donation controversy. Some directors later refuted that to La Presse, saying there had been internal divisions over “ethical” behaviour regarding the donation and over the desire for an independent investigation.Article content
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