MONTREAL (AFP) - For the third time in as many years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday (July 10) found himself at the centre of a political firestorm - this time over the awarding of a lucrative government contract to a charity that also paid hefty sums to his family members.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MONTREAL - For the third time in as many years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday found himself at the centre of a political firestorm - this time over the awarding of a lucrative government contract to a charity that also paid hefty sums to his family members.
"We know that there are significant financial benefits that have been received by the family of the prime minister," Conservative lawmaker Michael Barrett told reporters. The charity paid his mother Margaret C$250,000 for speeches at 28 events between 2016 and 2020, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation .
"The Prime Minister's relatives engage with a variety of organisations and support many personal causes on their own accord," Mr Trudeau's office said in a press release Thursday.But just a day before, Mr Trudeau's office said that neither he nor his wife had ever received payment for appearing at events hosted by non-governmental organisations.
He asked federal police to investigate whether there had been violations of laws regulating"frauds on government."
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