Can’t do ‘CSIS background checks’ on donors, Poilievre responds to ‘friends’ of Modi report - National

Can’t do ‘CSIS background checks’ on donors, Poilievre responds to ‘friends’ of Modi report - National

A Global News report shows the founders of an organization set up to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi had helped finance Poilievre's leadership bid.

Can’t do ‘CSIS background checks’ on donors, Poilievre responds to ‘friends’ of Modi report

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre responded Wednesday to questions about money he received from self-described friends of India’s ruling party, saying he could not screen all donors. At a campaign stop, Poilievre was asked about a Global News report showing the founders of an organization set up to elect Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had helped finance his leadership bi…

The Modi friends who helped finance Poilievres leadership campaign #Canada #Canadian #CDNPoli #Election

Two months into his 2022 leadership campaign, Pierre Poilievre spoke at the home of Aditya Tawatia, a politically active Vancouver realtor. “Delighted to host the next Prime Minister of Canada,” Tawatia wrote on X, adding his mother had “blessed” Poilievre’s campaign. Tawatia donated $1,675 to Poilievre’s leadership bid and has since kicked in another $3,750 to the Conservative Party of Canada. It wasn’t the first time Tawatia had backed an aspi…