March 29, 2018
During the fundraiser Trudeau gave a shout-out to billionaire Liberal donor Stephen Bronfman, who was listed in the Paradise Papers as being linked to an offshore Cayman Islands trust.
With his lies and poll numbers both falling apart simultaneously, Justin Trudeau has retreated to one of his few remaining safe spaces:
The ‘defender’ of the middle-class.
Yet, he inexplicably chose the worst possible venue to make that pitch: A fundraiser where “Tickets to the event were $1,500 per person over 35 years old and $750 for anyone under that age.”
According to the CP, “the room was mostly filled with people over 35.”
At the event, Trudeau directly thanked Bronfman – without mentioning any issues about the Paradise Papers or Bronfman’s report links to an offshore Cayman Islands trust. Notably, there are no taxes in the Cayman Islands on money earned outside the islands, yet Trudeau quickly accepted Bronfman’s statements regarding offshore tax havens, showing a level of deference and benefit of the doubt for Bronfman that middle-class and working class Canadians certainly don’t get at tax time.
“Thank you for volunteering your time for this movement,” Trudeau said, “and for being such a strong voice for progressive change in this country.”
Among other attendees were Mitch Garber – who chairs Cirque du Soleil and owns World Series Poker – as well as defeated former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre.
Trudeau laughably tried to claim his party was transparent, but their treatment of the media shows otherwise:
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