MPs vote to call GoFundMe to testify at Commons committee on convoy protest
MPs vote to call GoFundMe to testify at Commons committee on convoy protest
Committee asking company to explain how it's ensuring funds are not being used to "promote extremism"
Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2022 3:19 PM ET | Last Updated: February 3
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/convoy-protest-mps-gofundme-1.6338433
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A parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to call officials from the popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe to answer questions about a fundraiser that has collected more than $10.1 million to support the anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa.
The motion, proposed by NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, calls on company officials to appear before the House of Commons committee on public safety and national security "as soon as possible."
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The committee also wants the company to explain how it prevents anonymous donations and money from abroad from funding extremist groups, and what it's doing to ensure that the money already released to the protest is not being used to promote extremist views and activities.
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"There are some real questions about transparency given the fact that the fund is now exceeding $10 million, many of the donors are anonymous and many of the donors are in places outside of Canada's jurisdiction," MacGregor told CBC News.
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