Salma Zahid at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 1st, 2024. See this statement in context.

October 1st, 2024 / 11:45 a.m.

Liberal

Salma Zahid Liberal Scarborough Centre, ON

Thank you, Chair.

Thanks to the witnesses for appearing before the committee today.

My first question is for Alexandra. To follow up further on my colleague MP O'Connell's question about the Danube Institute and its ties to the Kremlin and Russian propaganda, we know that four Conservative MPs—Stephen Ellis, Philip Lawrence, Rosemarie Falk and Shannon Stubbs—accepted a lavish sponsored trip, funded by the Danube Institute and Canadians for Affordable Energy, that included a $6,000 dinner bill, with $600 bottles of champagne. Should Canadians be concerned about trips like this and potential ties to Russian propaganda?

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