{"id":64493,"date":"2017-01-25T00:45:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T00:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/?p=64493"},"modified":"2017-01-25T00:45:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T00:45:38","slug":"trudeau-says-he-went-to-aga-khans-island-in-private-helicopter-in-2014-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/trudeau-says-he-went-to-aga-khans-island-in-private-helicopter-in-2014-too.html","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau says he went to Aga Khan&#8217;s island in private helicopter in 2014 too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he went to the Aga Khan&#8217;s private island in the Bahamas at Christmas in 2014, when he was an MP and leader of the Liberal Party, travelling there on the wealthy philanthropist&#8217;s private helicopter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>Trudeau made the remarks in Calgary at the closing news conference of the Liberal caucus retreat in Calgary, explaining the two men have been family friends since Trudeau was a child. <\/span><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>&#8220;The first time I went on vacation with the Aga Khan I was 12 years old,&#8221; Trudeau said. &#8220;It was a family trip with my father and my brothers and we had a wonderful time in Greece with him there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>&#8220;I have seen him many times since then for dinners at his place, I&#8217;ve been at various places around the world, and yes, in Christmas of 2014 I spent some time with him on Bell Island as well.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><span><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\">Ethics watchdog\u00a0investigates\u00a0Trudeau&#8217;s vacation with Aga Khan<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><span><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\">Trudeau not 1st politician to face heat for Aga Khan helicopter ride<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><span><span class=\"scayt-misspell-word\">Someone, get the Liberals a common sense whisperer: Robyn Urback<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>The Aga Khan is the <\/span>Imam and spiritual leader of the world&#8217;s approximately 15 million Ismaili Muslims who believe he is the direct descendant of Islam&#8217;s Prophet Muhammad. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>He is also the founder and head of the Aga Khan Development Network, which engages in charitable development work in some of the poorest parts of the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>Trudeau has come under criticism ever since the National Post first reported that he and his family stayed at the Aga Khan&#8217;s Bell Island home in the Bahamas for a post-Christmas vacation, also travelling there in the spiritual leader&#8217;s private helicopter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><span>Also on the trip were Liberal MP Seamus O&#8217;Regan, his husband Steve Dousis, Liberal Party president Anna Gainey and her husband Tom Pitfield. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 \/>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/aga-khan-2014-trip-1.3950714?cmp=rss<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he went to the Aga Khan&#8217;s private island in the Bahamas at Christmas in 2014, when he was an MP and leader of the Liberal Party, travelling there on the wealthy philanthropist&#8217;s private helicopter. 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