Evening Update: Trudeau Foundation’s previous leadership misled Canadians on China donation, says former president


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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Pascale Fournier, former president of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, testified before the House of Commons ethics committee today that she believes the previous leadership at the non-profit misled Canadians about a gift from wealthy Chinese benefactors by characterizing it as a Canadian donation. Fournier, who resigned her post in March, spoke before MPs today on the crisis at the publicly financed foundation that arose after The Globe and Mail reported that the Chinese government had orchestrated $1-million in donations to the foundation and the University of Montreal law school in hopes...