The charity, which has close ties to the prime minister, pulled out of the deal after a week of controversy
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Nearly two weeks ago, Trudeau announced that his government was going to pay WE Charity at least $19.5 million to run the student volunteer grant. He said the organization was the “only one” that could administer the program, which will pay eligible youth up to $5,000 for volunteer hours worked over the summer.But critics have raised significant questions about the choice of WE Charity. The prime minister hosted multiple events for the organization up until 2017.
Kielburger has since backtracked and claimed it was in fact an unnamed senior public servant who had reached out to WE Charity. Finance committee members also voted to demand a large amount of documents from the Trudeau government surrounding the outsourcing of the grant program to WE Charity. Among them: the contract between Ottawa and WE Charity, all emails and notes prepared by the public service on the issue, as well as any communications between WE Charity and the government.
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