IN-DEPTH: Trudeau Foundation and the Chinese Donation: What’s All the Controversy About?

IN-DEPTH: Trudeau Foundation and the Chinese Donation: What’s All the Controversy About?
A Trudeau Foundation sign at its office in Montreal on April 19, 2023. Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times
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At the centre of the controversy surrounding the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is a donation by two Chinese regime-linked figures and allegations that the donation was meant to wield influence over Justin Trudeau, who went on to become prime minister of Canada.

Since then, other controversial developments have transpired, including appointments of former Trudeau Foundation members by the prime minister to probe foreign interference issues, the proximity of Trudeau or his office with the foundation and its members, and the foundation’s handling of the Chinese donation.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

The Trudeau Foundation was created in 2001 in honour of the late former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. It was given a $125 million endowment by the federal government.