Trudeau agrees to appear at House of Commons finance committee over WE deal
Until now, government officials and WE Charity have only disclosed that one proposal was sent to government prior to Mr. Trudeau announcing the program. That proposal was mentioned by civil servants speaking at the finance committee last week and was sent on April 9, according to the charity.
“The public service recommended that [the CSSG] be administered by WE Charity, and the Government accepted that recommendation.” “They are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to set the record straight and clarify a number of matters,” the charity said.was to run digital programs to give youth “entrepreneurship expertise” and mentorship. The proposal included paying participants a $500 cash grant. WE’s proposal included a cost to taxpayers of between $6-million and $14-million depending on the scale of the program. The specific contents of the charity’s April 21 proposal were not released to The Globe on Tuesday.Ms.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accused Mr. Trudeau of trying to “hide behind” the public service in an effort to avoid “tough questions about the relationship with an organization that paid members of his family cash.”“Of course, as I apologized for, I should have recused myself because of the connection with my family,” Mr. Trudeau replied. “But that does not take away from the fact that the public service recommended that organization.
“The answer, as far as I am aware, is no,” said Mr. Shugart, who also said outsourcing programs is normal in government.involving political staff in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance Minister’s office and their interactions with the public service. He was then asked whether he would provide recordings of private video-conference discussions related to WE.“If there is such a thing, we can provide all of that.
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