A foundation dedicated to the memory of Pierre Elliott Trudeau is returning a $200,000 gift from a Chinese billionaire after
The Globe and Mail reported that it was part of a China-directed influence operation to cozy up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has learned in recent days through the media that there was a potential connection between the Chinese government and a 2016 pledge of $200,000 to be received by the Foundation,” the non-profit organization said in a statement on its website.