Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to name a new finance minister as early as today, August 18, 2020, following the abrupt departure Monday of Bill Morneau.
WE Charity registered on Thursday, August 13, 2020, as a lobbyist of the federal government — months after it began talks with federal officials about potential programs to help Canadian youths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two federal cabinet ministers and the country's top public servant will be grilled today, August 11, 2020, about how a charity with close ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wound up administering a $912-million student grant program.
The Opposition Conservatives accused the Liberal government of either corruption or ignorance on Monday, July 20, 2020, as they pressed for more answers around a decision to hand control over a major student grant program to an organization with longtime ties to the Trudeau family.