The finance minister repaid $41,366 in WE Charity travel expenses this week
pledged to hold Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accountable for their roles in the deal, which has sparked two separate federal ethics commissioner investigations.
Conservatives on the ethics committee will push for the disclosure of documents, he said, adding the party is also pushing for the full resumption of Parliament “so we can daily question the government on these revelations.” He said his office contacted the WE organization Tuesday, the day before his committee appearance, to confirm any unpaid expenses.
Despite having a daughter currently working on contract with WE Charity until the end of August, Morneau did not recuse himself from cabinet discussions related to the deal. Conservative MP Michael Cooper said the idea Morneau forgot to pay for a five-figure family trip is “absurd.” “You’re not thinking there’s a problem here, but they’re paying for influence. I think that that’s really, really concerning that you didn’t seem to think that that was a problem.”At one point during Morneau’s testimony, he distanced himself from the decision-making process that resulted in the controversial CSSG agreement with WE.
It was also during that day’s testimony when it was revealed WE had sent at least two unsolicited project proposals for programs related to youth service.
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