Ex-WE chair says board’s push for financial transparency amid layoffs rebuffed

The former chair says she and other board members had been informed that WE was not paying speakers, including high-profile guests such as Margaret and Sacha Trudeau, who have graced the stage at WE events. The Kielburgers say speakers were paid for their participation in 'auxiliary events,' including attendance at receptions.
Michelle Douglas, former board chair of WE Charity pictured July 28, 2020, says she left the organization after 15 years over her attempts to request disclosure of documents supporting WE's decision to lay off many of its workers.
The former chair of WE Charity’s board says she resigned in late March from her post over her inability to “discharge” her oversight duties after she had tried to request financial documents that would support the organization’s decision to lay off many of its...

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