Prime Minister Trudeau vowed he would be “open and transparent” on the growing WE Charity controversy, but wouldn't say if he would waive cabinet confidence for members of his government. More here:
MPs on the House of Commons Finance Committee will be hearing from their first group of witnesses, including Bardish Chagger, the youth minister responsible for the program rollout.
It was later revealed that Finance Minister Bill Morneau also has family members who are involved with the organization.
The purpose of bringing the prime minister before the panel of MPs would be to extract more details around his family’s connections to the charity group.
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