WE Charity

• U.S. court rules CBC must face defamation lawsuit by WE Charity

  WE Charity became a household name in Canada after being embroiled in a 2020 political scandal implicating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
  
• Commons committee calls for reforms in lobbying measures after WE Charity scandal

  Last month, ethics commissioner Mario Dion ruled that Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act. But in a separate report, he also ruled Morneau did break the rules.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2021
  
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• Trudeau did not break federal ethics rules in WE Charity scandal — but Morneau did: report

  Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not break the rules but former finance minister Bill Morneau did.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
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• Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez to testify on WE Charity deal instead of Trudeau

  Tory MPs Pierre Poilievre and Michael Barrett said if Trudeau's staff would not appear to answer the ethics committee's questions, then the prime minister himself must appear.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2021
• Liberals to ignore House motion to summon staffers to testify on WE Charity

  The federal Conservatives are seeking to use the power of the House of Commons to force senior Liberal staff -- or the prime minister himself -- to testify before committees.

  Politics

  Mar 25, 2021
• 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, 2021
• WE Charity’s Kielburgers to appear in House committee meeting Monday, lawyer says

  The brothers' appearance has been in doubt after a fresh spat broke out between the Kielburgers and the MPs who want to grill them about the organization they founded.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2021
• WE Charity scandal: MPs vote to summon Kielburger brothers to testify

  Last week, the co-founders declined requests to do so, a fact that MPs from all parties expressed concerns about on Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2021
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• 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, 2021
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• WE Charity held 2 fundraised openings for same Kenya school, former donor says

  Reed Cowan testified on Friday that he started raising money for Free The Children, as WE Charity was known at the time, after his son Wesley died in an accident at age four.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021