Former Trudeau Foundation head says engaging with Chinese officials was 'naïve'
Morris Rosenberg, the former president and CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, appears before a Commons committee on May 2, 2023.
The access to information, privacy and ethics committee has been investigating whether a promise of $200,000 to the foundation, which funds and promotes academic and public interest research, was part of an influence campaign by the Chinese government to get to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
NDP MP Matthew Green asked Rosenberg if he thinks the foundation would have gotten the donation if it didn't share a name with the prime minister."It's not that we were naïve that we were dealing with people that were linked to the Chinese government, because just about everybody was. What we were naïve about was that we actually believed by dealing with them, that we would have soft power influence on them," said Rosenberg.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told reporters repeatedly he has not been involved in the foundation's activities for nearly a decade. Rota tried to call the House to order. "Does the leader of the opposition have something to say to the chair?" Rota asked before giving Polievre the floor.Trudeau reacts to brother appearing at Ethics Committee next weekAlexandre Trudeau will be appearing to testify about Beijing's alleged interference in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and in federal elections.
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