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WE Charity says it has repaid $22M of $30M received through controversial dealCanada's top bureaucrat said the public service did not vet WE's financial or governance structure.PoliticsAug 11, 2020
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WE Charity hired a PR firm to help with student service grant in French-speaking CanadaWE Charity hired the public relations firm National to administer part of the federal government's Canada Student Service Grant in Quebec and French-speaking parts of the country.CanadaAug 7, 2020
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Trudeau’s weak case for WE looks weaker under scrutinyThe head of PSAC tells Mike Smyth that it's 'insulting' for Justin Trudeau to claim that only WE Charity could have administered the student grant program.CommentaryAug 4, 2020
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Roy Green: Justin Trudeau has become a liability to the Liberal PartyFor the third time, Justin Trudeau has become the focus of a parliamentary ethics probe. Roy Green says that's not good for Trudeau, the Liberal Party or Canada.CommentaryJul 31, 2020
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Trudeau says he anticipated ‘perception issues’ over WE Charity student grant deal"I knew there would be perception issues around this," Trudeau said, speaking to reporters less than 24 hours after making a rare prime ministerial appearance at a House of Commons committee over his role in the controversy.CanadaJul 31, 2020
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RBC, GoodLife Fitness drop WE Charity partnerships amid political scandalWestJet, meanwhile, said it's still mulling over what to do about its sponsorship of the Toronto-based charity.PoliticsJul 28, 2020
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Trudeau and chief of staff to testify on WE controversy ThursdayThe opposition Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois have called on both Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign.PoliticsJul 27, 2020
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Champagne says he wasn’t aware of ‘particular circumstances’ with Trudeaus’ ties to WEIn an interview with The West Block, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne also said he has no connections to the WE organization.CanadaJul 17, 2020
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Committee probing WE Charity deal delays decision on Trudeau family’s speaking contractsWE gave up running the $912-million program amid controversy over hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees the WE organization paid to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family for appearances at WE events.CanadaJul 17, 2020
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No word from feds on student volunteer program since WE deal scrapped, charities saySome non-profits have already taken on some students but now don't know whether the government will actually cover the payments they've been promised.CanadaJul 15, 2020
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