The federal Liberal government and the WE Charity are ending a partnership that would have seen the charity distribute around $900 million in federal student grants this summer. A spokesperson from the Prime Minister's Office said Grégoire Trudeau's involvement with WE was cleared by the federal ethics commissioner. "Certainly there are certain things that we will not be able to do as government delivers this program directly," Trudeau said. The grant provides eligible students with up to $5,000 each to help cover the cost of post-secondary education this fall. WE said any federal funds earmarked for WE to administer the grant "will be returned in full to the government."

Source: CBC News July 03, 2020 14:10 UTC