By Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify today on WE Charity controversy

Jul 30, 2020 | 2:01 AM

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will be in the hot seat today for a rare prime ministerial appearance at a House of Commons committee, facing questions about his role in the simmering controversy involving the WE organization.

MPs will grill Trudeau about the events that led to his Liberal cabinet asking the WE Charity to oversee a $912-million program that provides grants to students and graduates for volunteering.

Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford is also set to testify today.

On Wednesday, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre called on Trudeau to tell the “whole truth” to the committee.

He also warned that if Trudeau doesn’t fully answer questions about his own and his family’s ties to the WE organization, opposition MPs will call him back again.

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says recent details that have emerged about the aborted contract with WE suggest it was about helping friends of the Liberals, not students.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2020.

The Canadian Press