Tyee Report Lands Trudeau in Hot Seat Over ‘Cash for Access’

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Tyee Report Lands Trudeau in Hot Seat Over ‘Cash for Access’ Fundraiser

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NDP asks what PM discussed with Toronto businessmen planning $1 billion in canola sales to China.

By Jeremy J. Nuttall , 29 Nov 2016 | TheTyee.ca

Jeremy J. Nuttall is The Tyee’s reader-funded Parliament Hill reporter in Ottawa. Find his previous stories here:
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Justin Trudeau was on the hot seat Tuesday as NDP leader Tom Mulcair demanded answers about the prime minister’s role in a Liberal fundraiser attended by a businessman hoping to sell $1 billion worth of canola oil to China.

The Tyee revealed Tuesday that Thomas Liu, CEO of the LeMine Investment Group had attended the $1,525-per-person fundraiser at the home of Toronto businessman Benson Wong on May 19.

Four months later, the Canadian government announced a deal to ease Chinese restrictions on canola seed imports from Canada that had threatened access to the $2.6-billion market.

Mulcair noted the “cash for access” fundraiser, attended by about 35 people, could have raised $50,000 for the Liberals.

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