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A $200,000 donation alleged to be connected to Communist China led to the foundation’s entire board resigning and raised suspicions.
(LifeSiteNews) — The head of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) last week admitted that the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, whose entire board resigned last month after a report surfaced detailing how it received a $200,000 donation alleged to be connected to Communist China, could be facing a tax audit after MPs demanded one be done.
As per Blacklock’s Reporter, CRA commissioner Bob Hamilton told the House of Commons public accounts committee last Thursday that the tax agency might soon “take a look” at the Foundation’s books.
“If we see turmoil, if we have some suspicions that maybe things aren’t working as well, we might not necessarily go in depending on what we think but it could be something we factor in,” he said while testifying to MPs.
Asked by Conservative MP Kelly McCauley what would “trigger an audit,” Hamilton responded, “I’m just not going to comment on that.”
“But the basic point you’re raising, if we hear some things that we think have the potential… ” he added, but was then cut off by McCauley, who interjected, saying, “What you’ve heard, would it have the potential?”
“The potential for us to take a look? Could be,” Hamilton responded.
Last week, LifeSiteNews reported on how the former head of the Foundation Morris Rosenberg admitted he never questioned the fact that a Canadian charity tax receipt for $140,000 was sent by the Foundation to an address in China linked to a TV production company with a Canadian address.
The Foundation came under fire recently after a scandal broke detailing how the non-profit group received a $200,000 donation alleged to be connected to the Communist Chinese Party (CCP).
It also appears the Foundation ignored warnings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) regarding accepting certain cash donations.
Last month, after the CCP-linked donation scandal broke, the foundation said it would return the money.