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 stated goal of expanding the communist regime’s influence around the globe,” Poilievre said in the letter written to CRA Commissioner Bob Hamilton.
“These facts raise serious questions around foreign influence peddling, attempts to hide the true source of the funds, and potentially, fraud.”
Poilievre’s request comes after the Trudeau Foundation’s volunteer board of directors and CEO abruptly resigned on Tuesday, citing the “political climate” surrounding a $140,000 donation from two businessmen connected to the Chinese Communist Party….