Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he has no ties to a foundation set up in his father's name — an organization that received some $200,000 in donations from Chinese billionaires shortly after they hosted him for a private dinner. Trudeau said the foundation was established as an "educational scholarship" program, and collects donations to fund research into the humanities. The two businessmen also donated $750,000 to University of Montreal Faculty of Law for scholarships, and $50,000 to build a statue of the former prime minister. 'There should be no preferential access to government, or appearance of preferential access, accorded to individuals or organizations because they have made financial contributions to politicians and political parties.' "There should be no preferential access to government, or appearance of preferential access, accorded to individuals or organizations because they have made financial contributions to politicians and political parties," the guidelines read.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2016 14:58 UTC