I wanted to be satisfied that the proposal that WE Charity deliver the (Canada Student Service Grant program) had been properly scrutinized,” Trudeau testified on July 30. Morneau also had to apologize for taking part in the cabinet decision that favoured WE Charity, an organization with which two of his daughters have ties. WE Charity told the Star it began work on the program before cabinet had approved its selection, with the knowledge of federal officials. Shugart said his “understanding” was that the prime minister “wanted assurance that the i’s were dotted and the t’s crossed. She told the committee she had just two interactions with WE Charity and co-founder Craig Kielburger since December 2019.

Source: thestar August 12, 2020 00:00 UTC