(Paradise Papers)Even as he lived in London and attended meetings in New York, Bermuda and Paris, Said held Canadian citizenship. "I took appropriate professional advice about my entitlement to Canadian residency and citizenship. A spokesperson for billionaire Said said he 'often' used a basement apartment in this Montreal building while he was in Canada. "I've been in this area since '85 and I've never seen a billionaire here," Elaine Gloutnez told Radio-Canada. Two months earlier, he'd pledged $4 million toward a new $60-million program at the university: the Mulroney Institute of Government.

Source: CBC News November 30, 2017 10:52 UTC