In a series of tweets this morning, Mario Dion’s office says the commissioner will probe whether the federal Finance Minister violated two sections of the conflict of interest law
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is seen in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on July 8, 2020.The first of multiple parliamentary investigations of the federal government’s aborted deal with WE Charity to run a volunteering program begins this afternoon.
The Canada Student Service Grant is aimed at students who haven’t been able to find work this summer, offering up to $5,000 toward education costs in exchange for 500 hours of volunteering.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted he should have recused himself from the decision to award the contract, given his family’s links to the group co-founded by brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger.
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