The Department of Foreign Affairs refused to say how much money went to schools in China after Conservative MP Lianne Root asked for a dollar amount. OTTAWA ( LifeSiteNews ) – Canadian taxpayers are out millions of dollars that went to aid universities in Communist China, records show. As noted by Blacklock’s Reporter , over the past five years, $2.5 billion was allocated in foreign aid to schools outside of Canada, with educational grants totaling $1,116,507, including $806,257 for postsecondary campuses, primarily directed to China. “I don’t believe Canadian taxpayers should be sending any money to China,” he said. It also determined that China was the primary foreign interference threat to Canada.