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House Hansard - 188

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 1, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 188 - May/1/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/1/23 2:26:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our former governor general David Johnston is responsible for determining whether a public inquiry is needed and what the terms will be for a potential inquiry. We turned to an independent expert to determine how to assure Canadians that everything is being done to combat interference and that we will restore confidence in our institutions and the integrity of our democracy.
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Context: House Hansard - 188 - May/1/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/1/23 2:29:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from the broad range of experts who have looked into this, there are multiple opinions on whether an open public inquiry is actually the best tool to restore confidence in Canadians. That is why we tasked an independent expert and our former governor general, David Johnston, to look at all the tools we have to counter foreign interference, to look at the concerns Canadians have and to choose the best path forward. If he chooses a public inquiry, we will absolutely move forward with a public inquiry. We will take up the right tools necessary to restore Canadians' confidence.
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Context: House Hansard - 188 - May/1/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • May/1/23 2:43:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us recap. The Trudeau Foundation accepted a donation from China in 2016. China dictated the terms of the donation to the foundation. The CEO of the foundation later told the media that the donation came from a Canadian company. Years later, the foundation's new CEO wanted to investigate that donation and was persecuted for it. When Chinese interference started making headlines, the Liberals chose two former foundation members, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Johnston, to investigate. What a farce. When will there be a real independent public inquiry, one that does not involve any members of the Trudeau Foundation, for goodness' sake?
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Context: House Hansard - 188 - May/1/23
Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)
  • May/1/23 3:09:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in April, the Trudeau Foundation president and eight board members resigned due to controversy over a Chinese government-linked donation. Furthermore, last week, it was alleged that the donation was not even flagged as foreign money because the former Trudeau Foundation president, Morris Rosenberg, allegedly misled the public and qualified it as a Canadian-based donation. With all of these questions around the foundation and its role in foreign interference, when will the government finally clear the air and call a public inquiry?
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