Canada Student Service Grant

• WE Charity says it has repaid $22M of $30M received through controversial deal

  Canada's top bureaucrat said the public service did not vet WE's financial or governance structure.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2020
• WE Charity hired a PR firm to help with student service grant in French-speaking Canada

  WE 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.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2020
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• Trudeau’s weak case for WE looks weaker under scrutiny

  The 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.

  Commentary

  Aug 4, 2020
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• Roy Green: Justin Trudeau has become a liability to the Liberal Party

  For 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.

  Commentary

  Jul 31, 2020
• 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.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2020
• RBC, GoodLife Fitness drop WE Charity partnerships amid political scandal

  WestJet, meanwhile, said it's still mulling over what to do about its sponsorship of the Toronto-based charity.

  Politics

  Jul 28, 2020
• Trudeau and chief of staff to testify on WE controversy Thursday

  The opposition Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois have called on both Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2020
• Champagne says he wasn’t aware of ‘particular circumstances’ with Trudeaus’ ties to WE

  In an interview with The West Block, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne also said he has no connections to the WE organization.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2020
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• Committee probing WE Charity deal delays decision on Trudeau family’s speaking contracts

  WE 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.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2020
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• No word from feds on student volunteer program since WE deal scrapped, charities say

  Some 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.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2020