The brothers said everything changed when things got 'political' cdnpoli
OTTAWA — WE Charity would not have made any money from the cancelled agreement with the federal government to run a student volunteer program budgeted at $912 million, organization co-founders told MPs on the House of Commons finance committee Tuesday.
At one point, Craig Keilburger expressed regret for signing a deal with the government in the first place. WE stood to receive as much as $43.53 million if they had run the program to its full potential, connecting young people with service opportunities through an online platform. Marc Kielburger said the government advanced $30 million to WE, but a decision was made to return the money as soon as the agreement became “political.”
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