Morneau says he’s reimbursed WE organization for $41,000 in unpaid ‘humanitarian’ trips bill

The finance minister's disclosure that he had 'unknowingly' accepted free trips from the WE organization has prompted calls from the Conservatives for his resignation.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured July 8, says he 'always had intended to pay the full cost of these trips.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

July 22, 2020

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s repaid the WE organization more than $40,000 to cover expenses related to two trips his family took in 2017 after recently realizing he hadn’t been charged. In an appearance befo...

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