Finance Minister said he reimbursed charity for travel; organization says trip was complimentary
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Opposition parties are urging the Ethics Commissioner to expand his probe of the finance minister after Bill Morneau disclosed to a parliamentary committee that he reimbursed the WE Charity $41,000 for expenses related to 2017 travel with the organization.
Mr. Morneau is already the subject of a separate probe by the ethics commissioner after he failed to recuse himself from a cabinet decision when it was agreed the WE Charity would administer the Canada Student Service Grant to compensate young people for volunteer work during the pandemic.Mr. Morneau’s daughter works for WE and he has acknowledged he should not have been part of the cabinet discussion.
WE Charity issued a statement on Wednesday evening to say that from time to time it invites potential supporters on a complimentary basis to see the impact of its global projects including current and potential major funders, celebrity ambassadors, philanthropists.Many international charities and humanitarian agencies operate in a similar manner, it added.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus is also urging Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion to launch a separate investigation of Mr. Morneau. “We’re unable to locate receipts for any expenses related to WE programming, including accommodation,” he said.
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