Two lost weeks: one lost student program

The situation with WE Charity has raised questions about the prime minister's judgment, his inability to deal with ethical issues, and now the belief that such matters either do not apply to him or that he just can't be bothered dealing with them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 30, 2020, testifying remotely before the House Finance Committee which is looking into the WE Charity controversy. What is unusual is that prime minister didn’t know about the recommendation of WE Charity as the only entity capable of delivering the program until the May 8 cabinet meeting.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BRUCE CARSON

August 5, 2020

OTTAWA—When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his chief of staff Katie Telford appeared before the Commons Finance Committee on July 30, their objective was to put an end to the WE Charity saga—something derailing the government’s agenda and sucking up all oxygen. The opposition parties, of c...

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