Businessman Frank Giustra’s New Project Is Building a Refugee Centre on Lesbos

From his perch on the top floor of a Vancouver high-rise, Frank Giustra is working through his list of contacts. He has a lot of friends in high places. The businessman and philanthropist is pitching an ambitious plan that requires $5 million, but the money is trickling in. “It’s slow,” says Giustra. “I didn’t think this would be an easy sell.” Giustra is well-known in Canadian business circles, having invested in mining, Hollywood blockbusters and olive oil. But, this is a new challenge for him. He wants to help the refugees arriving in Greece.   READ THE FULL ARTICLE AND WATCH THE VIDEO AT GLOBAL NEWS