Fri Mar 3, 2023 – 4:44 pm ESTFri Mar 3, 2023 – 4:44 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — After a report surfaced that $200,000 given to the Trudeau Foundation in 2016 was alleged to be connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the foundation says it is now returning the money.
“The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has learned in recent days through the media that there was a potential connection between the Chinese government and a 2016 pledge of $200,000 to be received by the Foundation,” reads a press release from the Foundation sent out yesterday, signed by its President and CEO Pascale Fournier.
“In light of these recent allegations, the Foundation has refunded to the donor all amounts received with respect to the donation pledge.”
The sudden return of the money comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is plagued with accusations that the CCP interfered in his favor in his last two successful reelection campaigns.
The return of funds also comes in light of a Globe and Mail report from Tuesday exposing a connection between the CCP and the cash gift.
As reported by The Globe, Chinese donors with close connections to the CCP wanted a
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