Craig Kielburger

• WE Charity founders accuse MPs of trying them in ‘court of public opinion’

  A House of Commons committee is continuing to probe WE Charity's operations and a now-cancelled student grant program with the controversial group.

  Canada

  Mar 15
• Craig, Marc Kielburger decline request to testify before House of Commons committee

  Two Commons committees had invited the Kielburger brothers to testify.

  Canada

  Mar 3
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• WE Charity scandal in Canada prompts examination of group’s international footprint

  Firoze Manji, the former Africa program director for Amnesty International, said one of the big problems with groups such as WE is that they aren't accountable to the people they claim to serve.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2020
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• Watchdog to probe whether WE Charity could deliver program in both languages

  The federal Conservatives had asked official languages commissioner Raymond Theberge to investigate the government's choice of WE Charity, saying the move showed contempt toward francophones.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2020
• WE Charity Canada says it could take a year to wind down, will still release documents

  After WE Charity’s surprise decision to shut down its Canadian operations, questions remain about the future of the for-profit company ME To WE.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2020
• WE Charity closing operations in Canada, Kielburger brothers to step down

  Co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are also planning to leave the Toronto-based youth organization once the transition to a new board of governors is complete.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020
• Documents suggest Bill Morneau’s office played key role in WE decision

  Thousands of newly released documents shed new light on the role Bill Morneau's office appears to have played in nudging the student service grant program towards WE charity.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2020
• WE Charity now registered to lobby, executive tells Commons committee

  Dalal Al-Waheidi, WE Charity's executive director, told MPs the organization submitted its registration with the federal lobbyist registry on Thursday.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2020
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• 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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• Ethics commissioner sets sights on Morneau as WE Charity grant probe expands

  The scope of the ethics inquiry into the federal government's dealings with WE Charity has now been broadened to include Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020