Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Lee Berthiaume
WE takes bite out of Trudeau's popularity
Nearly half of Canadians would support an election being called if the federal watchdog finds Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have violated the Conflict of Interest Act again over the WE charity affair, a new poll suggests.
Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'
The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks.
Opposition says Feds should have put $912M into Canada Summer Jobs program
Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds into an existing summer jobs program.
Trudeau apologizes for WE decisions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not recusing himself from the government's decision to have WE Charity manage a $900-million student-aid program, saying his family's longtime involvement with the organization should have kept him out of the discussions.
Now Conservatives want Trudeau to testify
The federal Conservatives want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify before a parliamentary committee about his government's controversial decision to enlist WE Charity to administer a $900-million student volunteer program.
WE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus
The WE organization has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees to members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family, it acknowledged on Thursday, July 9, 2020, as organizations that need volunteers awaited word of the future of a $900-million program WE was to run.
Federal website advertising hundreds of student-volunteer positions that don't exist
The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds of positions that do not actually exist.
Auditor calls on Feds to step up recovery of $2.4B in unpaid student loans
Canada's auditor general has called for the federal government to step up its recovery of outstanding student loans to keep taxpayers from being left on the hook after discovering that $2.4 billion in such loans were in default last year.
COVID-19 battered Canadian charities
The federal Liberal government is facing increasingly desperate pleas for assistance from Canadian charities and non-profit groups as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say they are struggling to survive because of COVID-19.
Opposition parties at odds over federal spending as Liberals prepare fiscal snapshot
Opposition parties have laid out their demands for the federal Liberal government as Ottawa prepares to update Canadians on the country's finances after four months of COVID-19 — and where it expects the economy to head for the rest of the year.