The man who is steering the Trudeau Foundation after most of its leadership resigned over the handling of a Chinese regime-linked donation says his organization is facing “unwarranted” criticism and that it wasn’t targeted by a foreign influence scheme.
Chair of the Board Edward Johnson said that the controversy surrounding the “Chinese-Canadian” donation had put “severe pressure” on the foundation at its busiest time of the year.
“The consequences are well known. Let me add that the foundation has been subjected to unwarranted and unfair attacks,” he said while testifying before the House of Commons ethics committee on May 9.
Johnson and two other members of the foundation, all Trudeau family friends, remained as the charity’s leadership while others resigned in mid-April….