Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted on Monday that he “made a mistake” in not recusing himself “immediately” from discussions about whether WE Charity should administer a federal student grant program. Trudeau said he should have done so given his immediate family’s relationship and financial ties to the WE organization.
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