Owners of the seaside villa he stayed at made a large donation to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in 2021 to establish a scholarship in memory of their mother
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending a Christmas vacation he and his family took at the Jamaican estate belonging to a wealthy donor to the foundation that carries his father’s name.
The Jamaica trip cost taxpayers roughly $160,000 because of travel-related security and personnel costs. But the BQ leader added the question is whether Mr. Trudeau has to spend his vacation time with a friend providing opulent surroundings at a time when so many Quebeckers and Canadians are facing questions about their capacity to cover their living costs and income supports.Heading into Question Period, Mr. Trudeau noted, in remarks to journalists, that he cleared his trip with the federal ethics commissioner.The ethics commissioner last December was Mario Dion. Mr.
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