The final point is with respect to item a), Mr. Trudeau. The rationale for that invitation—not a summons but an invitation to Mr. Trudeau—is that it's widely reported that the gift of $140,000 to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which is the subject of reporting and reflects that this was an influence operation by the Communist regime in Beijing.... We have since seen the foundation rightly return that donation to the donor, but the individual in question, Mr. Trudeau, was the signatory as part of that transaction, so he's relevant to our study on foreign interference.
On April 21st, 2023. See this statement in context.