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The Modi ‘friends’ who helped finance Poilievre’s leadership campaign | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn’t have to be anything, it’s good that you’re informed

I will say he is at least dishonest; between refusing security clearances and

He also met with the co-chair of Poilievre’s leadership campaign in Ottawa, and hosted a breakfast at his home for two Conservative MPs and party supporters to discuss the Tory “vision for Canada’s future.”

Pretending not to know these people

“I received 37,000 separate donations that anybody can make online,” Poilievre said. “We don’t have the capacity to do CSIS background checks on every single person who makes those 37,000 donations.”

https://globalnews.ca/news/11124257/poilievre-responds-donors-overseas-friends-bjp-modi/

[–] softcat@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These guys aren't the Stronachs, Westons, Irvings or Sobeys pumping money into parties, who the leaders have to know. I'm not going to put it past PP to not remember the name of a brown person who he didn't meet for breakfast either.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

It puts him networked enough in the party for someone to have told him that he’s more than just a donor between the report and that statement