WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are slated to appear before the House of Commons finance committee on Tuesday next week, to weigh in on their now-cancelled contract with the federal government to rollout a multi-million dollar student grant program.
In a statement released Monday evening, the organization announced the brothers would appear before MPs studying the nature of the partnership.
The deal was cancelled in early July, following revelations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau had close family ties to the organization. Neither Trudeau nor the finance minister recused themselves of cabinet discussions on WE Charity dealings, but remain adamant that the public service recommended WE as the only organization with the network and resources to administer a program at that scale.
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