WE Charity said that it was concerned that the controversies surrounding the Canada Service Student Grant would cause the program to suffer
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The news came as a blow to the Canadian Federation of Students, who is “extremely disappointed” that the federal government has “failed students once again.”
Tuesday, video obtained by the National Post showed WE Charity co-founder Marc Kielburger saying that the Prime Minister’s Office had called his organization directly asking it to “help implement” the Canada Student Service Grant. This week, the Globe and Mail also reported that the WE had posted offers for 450 “virtual volunteer” positions at its organization that would be compensated through the federal student grant.
In a statement Friday, WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger said they were pulling out of the agreement with the Trudeau government because they feared that recent controversies would cause the program to suffer. The Toronto-based organization also confirmed it wouldn’t keep a penny of any money already received from the federal government for its work on the student grant.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“In order to remove any question whatsoever concerning WE Charity’s motivation for becoming involved in this initiative, WE Charity waives all costs associated with the creation and administration of the program.
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