Mon Sep 25, 2023 – 3:56 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Records show Canada’s former Governor General David Johnston, who was appointed as “special rapporteur” to lead the investigation into Chinese election interference by family “friend” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier in the year but resigned in disgrace, gave out millions in sweetheart contracts to preferred consultants.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, during Johnston’s three months served as “special rapporteur,” he approved sole-sourced contracts to his favored consultants that included fees paid to publicists to boost his image.
According to an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons as requested by Conservative MPs, Johnston was paid $1,600 a day and gave out a six-month contract worth $4,496,887 to Torys LLP of Toronto to “assist” him.
According to figures, the lawyer hired to assist Johnston, Sheila Block, was also a Liberal Party donor.
Trudeau’s cabinet tried to claim, as per the Inquiry, that “the Privy Council Office committed to ensuring the Independent Special Rapporteur had the resources he needed to complete his work.”
“Funding was provided to support the requirements he identified such as contracted legal services and salary costs,” the cabinet stated.
The Inquiry of Ministry records also
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