WE Charity has registered to lobby the federal government and retroactively disclosed dozens of previous interactions between its employees and federal officials over the past several months. The disclosure comes months after WE Charity began discussions with federal officials on how to help young Canadians during the coronavirus pandemic. WE Charity filed a total of 65 communication reports with the registry, including 38 monthly communication reports in the past six months. WE has also registered to lobby 19 federal government ministries and departments, including the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office, Finance Canada and ESDC. WE in the hot seatWE has come under intense scrutiny from opposition MPs, who have questioned why the charity hadn't registered to lobby despite repeated communications with federal officials.

Source: CBC News August 13, 2020 23:03 UTC