WE scandal won’t shape next election, say strategists, but say goodbye to fall election talk

The WE scandal is a problem for Justin Trudeau, but it 'doesn’t stack up' to Canadians’ concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it is affecting them personally, says Nik Nanos.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being investigated by the federal ethics commissioner for the third time, after a charity with close ties to him and his family was awarded a sole-sourced contract that could have paid it up to $43-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 20, 2020

Political strategists with ties to three parties say the WE Charity scandal won’t change the outcome of the next election unless new developments deepen the controversy, but pollster Nik Nanos says the scandal should stamp out rumours that the Liberals could trigger ...

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