Notwithstanding the notion of the friendship relationship, as noted by both individuals, we know that there was $200,000 or $140,000, whichever number you deem appropriate, and another $800,000 donation to the University of Montreal that had been tied back to Mr. Zhang Bin and of course those operatives in Beijing. CSIS believes that those donations were part of that influence from Beijing, and given the fact that Mr. Johnston was a board member of the Trudeau Foundation that received that money, do you see a another conflict of interest there, other than just the friendship one?
On May 9th, 2023. See this statement in context.