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Morris Rosenberg

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Morris Rosenberg
Rosenberg in 2013
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
June 4, 2010
MinisterLawrence Cannon
John Baird
Preceded byLeonard J. Edwards
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
December 2004 – June 2010
MinisterUjjal Dosanjh
Tony Clement
Leona Aglukkaq
Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General
In office
July 1998 – December 2004
MinisterAnne McLellan
Martin Cauchon
Irwin Cotler
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations)
In office
1996–1998
Personal details
Residence(s)Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
Université de Montréal
Harvard University
OccupationLawyer, civil servant

Morris Rosenberg had a 34-year career in the Canada with the Government of Canada. A lawyer by background, Mr. Rosenberg served in several departments including the Department of Justice, the Trade Negotiations Office, the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, the Privy Council Office, Health Canada, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He was Deputy Minister of 3 departments over a 15-year period. He served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada from 1998 to 2004, as Deputy Minister of Health from 2004 to 2010, and as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2013.

Mr. Rosenberg was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in 2014 and served in that role until July 2018. During his time as CEO of the Trudeau Foundation, Mr. Rosenberg accepted a $200,000 donation from Chinese Billionaire Zhang Bin at the direction of the Chinese government, with the promise that the Chinese government would repay the donation.[1][2] The donation was subsequently returned by the foundation.[3]

Mr. Rosenberg holds a B.A from McGill University, an LL.L from the Université de Montréal and an LL.M from Harvard University.

In 2015, he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.[4] He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario.

Mr. Rosenberg was recruited by Justin Trudeau to author a report on foreign interference in the 2021 Canadian federal election. The report concluded that foreign interference did not alter the outcome of the 2021 election, but Mr. Rosenberg's impartiality in preparing the report was questioned by the Conservative Party due to his acceptance of a $200,000 directed donation from the Chinese government while CEO of the Trudeau Foundation.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (28 February 2023). "CSIS uncovered Chinese plan to donate to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ V, Nathan (28 February 2023). "Chinese donors who funded Trudeau Foundation wanted statue of Mao in Montreal". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ^ a b Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (1 March 2023). "Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to return donation to Chinese donor". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (28 February 2023). "Foreign interference did not affect outcome of 2021 election, report says". The Globe and Mail.