The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation controversy, explained
b'The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has been pulled into the ongoing controversy surrounding allegations of Chinese meddling in Canadian elections. \\n\\nLast week, the foundation\\u2019s president and board of directors resigned en masse, saying in a media statement that \\u201cthe circumstances created by the politicization of the foundation have made it impossible to continue with the status quo.\\u201d \\n\\nToday, Catherine Cullen explains how a $140,000 donation to the foundation in 2016 led to these resignations, the implications of the ongoing controversy, and the calls for further investigation.\\n\\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts'