WE Charity closes Canada operations after scandal linked to Trudeau family
Justin Trudeau
We Charity, which is at the centre of a political firestorm in Canada due toscandal involving the country's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, saidon Thursday that it willno longer operate in the country.
Craig and Marc Kielburger, the charity's co-founders, will also leave the organisation.
The charity is akey playerin a scandal involving CanadianPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family due to which he had to face his third ethics probe as a result of conflict of interest.
Also read:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces third ethics probe over charity grant program
Trudeau had apologised in Julyfor not recusing himself from discussions about a government contract to a charity that had paid his family large sums of money for speaking appearances.
"I made a mistake not recusing myself immediately from the discussions, given our family's history. And I'm sincerely sorry," Trudeau told a news conference.
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His apology came amid opposition demands for an investigation into a USD $662 millioncontract awarded by the government to development and youth advocacy organization WE Charity.
The NGO alsoadmitted paying nearly CAN $300,000 to Trudeau's mother, brother and wife for speaking engagements.
Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have regularly participated in WE Charity events.
In picture: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear at a WE Day UN event
The Canada Student Service Grant was awarded to the WE Charity to set up a programme that would pay students to earn funds for tuition and expenses during the pandemic as employment options dried up.
Canada's Finance MinisterBill Morneau alsoresigned in August afterfriction with Trudeauafter coming under fire for his ties to acharitytapped to run a student grant program.