NDP MP Charlie Angus has called out the prime minister's ties to the WE Charity: 'This is a group closely tied to the Trudeau family that had no background in delivering a program of this size and apparently no capacity to do it.' Read more here:
OTTAWA -- Members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family were paid a total of nearly $300,000 over the last four years to speak at WE Charity events.Trudeau's mother, Margaret Trudeau, spoke at approximately 28 events and was paid $250,000 in speaking honorariums between 2016 and 2020. His brother, Alexandre Trudeau, also spoke at eight events from 2017 to 2018 and was paid a total of approximately $32,000.
WE Day is an event that WE Charity organizes alongside corporate partners who sponsor speakers to participate. One of those corporate sponsors is ME to WE Social Enterprise, which was the organization that paid Margaret Trudeau's speaking fees through the Speakers’ Spotlight Speakers' Bureau. Alexandre Trudeau was also paid through Speakers' Spotlight.
WE Charity said neither they nor ME to WE Social Enterprise have ever paid Justin Trudeau for any speeches or other matters. He has also spoken at a number of WE events globally. However, the charity is already at the centre of an ethics investigation into Trudeau over his potential conflict of interest with the organization.
He claims that Trudeau had a duty to recuse himself from any discussion or decision relating to WE Charity, given the prime minister's close ties to the organization and his wife’s involvement, and that Trudeau violated the Act when he announced that WE Charity would administer the Canada Student Service Grant.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
PM Trudeau's mother, brother and wife paid to speak at WE Charity eventsNDP MP Charlie Angus has called out the prime minister's ties to the WE Charity: 'This is group closely tied to the Trudeau family that had no background in delivering a program of this size and apparently no capacity to do it.' Read more here:
Read more »
Trudeau’s Mom, Brother Were Paid Thousands To Speak At WE Charity EventsSophie Grégoire Trudeau also got a “one-time speaking honorarium of $1,400” in 2012, the charity says.
Read more »
Evening Update: Trudeau’s mother, brother paid to speak at WE Charity events; U.S. Supreme Court rules on Trump financial disclosureAlso: Scientists raise concerns on airborne COVID-19 transmission
Read more »
Two parliamentary committees expected to dig into Trudeau government's handling of WE Charity dealThe charity, which has close ties to the prime minister, pulled out of the deal after a week of controversy
Read more »
Trudeau admits he did not recuse himself from decision to outsource $900 million volunteer grant program to WE CharityBefore Wednesday, Trudeau had never detailed his own involvement in the decision to outsource the $900 million program to WE Charity
Read more »