Trudeau ‘deeply regrets’ failing to recuse himself from WE Charity deal, says he was unaware of group’s payments to mother, brother

'I knew that my brother and my mother work as professional public speakers and it is not surprising to me that they got paid by WE,' says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in West Block on July 8, says he 'should have known to not get involved with' the government's decision to award WE Charity a $900-million sole-source contract, given his family's ties to the organization.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

July 13, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed regret on Monday for failing to recuse himself from the government’s decision to award management of a now-abandoned $900-million student program to WE Charity, an organization that has close ties to his family, as he faces hi...

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