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Governor General Mary Simon, who closed Parliament at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is listed as a mentor of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, a Trudeau family organization named after Justin’s father.
(LifeSiteNews) — Canada’s governor general, who is keeping Parliament closed on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, an organization named after Justin’s father that was founded in part by his family.
According to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation website, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, who has been keeping Parliament suspended at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is a mentor for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
The website lists Simon as a “champion of the social, economic, and human rights of Canadian Inuit people, she shares with the Foundation community the experience she acquired in senior leadership positions in various land claims organizations.”
The Trudeau Foundation labels itself as “an independent and non-partisan charity established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former prime minister.” However, the foundation is under investigation after it received a large donation alleged to be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.
Simon now serves as Canada’s Governor General, the federal representative of the Canadian monarch. As such, Trudeau’s request to suspend Parliament to allow for a Liberal leadership race was approved by Simon before taking affect.
Parliament has now been closed for over a month, since January 6, and is scheduled to remain closed until March 24, despite calls from both Canadians and politicians to reopen the legislature.
Currently, Canada is unable to fully address issues facing Canadians, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Regardless of this, Trudeau has refused to reopen Parliament, a decision enabled by Simon.
Many online have pointed out that Simon’s role in the Foundation could cause conflict of interest when dealing with Trudeau.