Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the WE Charity is the “best and only” service the federal government could partner with to quickly provider support for young Canadians. Conservative MPs have blasted what they call the “outsourcing” of the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity means the proper channels for its scrutiny have been circumvented.
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