‘Huge amounts of money’ changed hands to fund unique B.C. university. So why did it fail?

Alumni want answers as MLA alleges ‘web of fraud centred on one of Quest’s original benefactors, diamond oligarch Stewart Blusson

Bethany Lindsay

13 Mar 2026 • 6 min read

Students gather on a grassy slope below the mountains next to a glass-covered building at Quest University.

Quest University in Squamish, B.C., closed in 2023 after filing for creditor protection. A series of CRA audits has raised questions about the donations that led to its founding. (Quest University/Facebook)

Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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