A Prime Minister facing conflict-of-interest questions will speak to the House finance committee about his family's ties to WE Charity and why he didn't recuse himself from a cabinet decision about them. Check back here for the latest developments
Earlier this week, the committee heard from WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger, who denied that their connections to top Liberals were the reason they were hired to run a now-cancelled $912-million student grant project.from the Kielburgers and Michelle Douglas, the ex-chair of WE’s Canadian board of directors.
How did political staff and cabinet reach the decision to outsource the grant instead of running it internally?What proposals did WE Charity send the Trudeau government and public servants, and how were they reviewed?Why didn’t Mr. Trudeau recuse himself from the cabinet decision?Watch Mr. Trudeau's July 13 apology for not recusing himself from cabinet's decision on the Canada Student Service Grant.
Mr. Trudeau has also defended the choice of WE to run the program, saying it was public servants’ determination that the charity was best suited for the job. Here’s how he responded to opposition MPs in Question Period on July 21:
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