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Poilevre calls for Trudeau to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth

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Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre spoke with reporters on Parliament Hill a day before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to appear before the Commons finance committee.
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Singh looks ahead to Trudeau appearing before MPs on the finance committee

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gave reporters his assessment of the WE Charity controversy from his Burnaby B.C riding on Wednesday.
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WE employees say they were pressured to attend events hosted by Morneau

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Several former WE Charity employees say they were pressured by supervisors to attend events hosted by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, including his 2018 holiday party.
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WE Charity says paying volunteer students less than min. wage was federal government's idea

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to answer Opposition questions about the WE controversy in Parliament. The federal government's proposed volunteer compensation program for university students has come under fire for proposing to pay...
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Shugart tells MPs WE Charity contract too big for the PM and finance minister not to be involved

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Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart appeared before the Commons Finance committee on Tuesday.
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Members of the Liberal cabinet defend Finance Minister Bill Morneau

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Jonathan Wilkinson, Melanie Joly, Steven Guilbeault and Catherine McKenna defended the finance minister and his record to reporters on Thursday.
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Scheer says the Liberal government wasn't protecting taxpayers when it chose the WE charity student plan

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Opposition leader Andrew Scheer spoke with reporters from Regina on Friday.
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WE Charity proposed student volunteer program before getting grant contract, committee hears

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A federal government committee learned more details about events leading up to WE Charity being chosen to run a student grants program that sparked weeks of controversy, including that the charity proposed a student volunteer program...
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NDP's Charlie Angus says he wants Trudeau to appear before the ethics committee — not his family

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MPs on the Commons ethics committee debated who should appear to answer questions about a cancelled student grant contract with the WE Charity
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Finance minister 'made a mistake' in WE Charity controversy

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Bill Morneau says he should have recused himself from Cabinet talks about the WE Charity. He's accused of a conflict of interest because his daughter works in the organization's travel department.
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Singh questions Liberals' failed plan to help students

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh questioned Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Question Period on Monday
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Scheer questions Freeland about WE Charity and failed student grants program

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Opposition leader Andrew Scheer questioned Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in question period on Monday
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Reporter asks Trudeau 'How can you convince Canadians that this is a genuine apology?

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Monday that he made a mistake when he took part in the government's decision to use the WE charity to run a student volunteer program.
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'The mistake that we made was on me': Trudeau apologizes for WE Charity furor

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Monday that he made a mistake when he took part in the government's decision to use the WE charity to run a student volunteer program.
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WE Charity releases new documents as parties push for investigation

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WE Charity released a series of documents that were requested by MPs studying the government’s cancelled student grant program. The new documents come as opposition parties are pushing for the creation of a special committee to look into...
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Trudeau family members paid for WE appearances

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WE Charity has admitted that members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family were paid for speaking at WE events. Margaret Trudeau received $250,000 for 28 speeches, Alexandre Trudeau received $32,000 for eight appearances and Sophie...
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Bains defends Trudeau's WE charity decisions

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Federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains spoke with reporters during an event at GM's Oshawa facilities on Friday.
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Former WE Charity employee says anti-racism speech rewritten by mostly white staff

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A Black woman who used to work for WE Charity says her speech for a school tour about her experiences with racism was changed by a group of WE employees, most of them white.
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Trudeau says only WE Charity can administer $900 million student grant program

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to reporters outside Rideau Cottage on Monday.
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The worst natural disasters of 2020

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The charity Christian Aid says the 10 worst climate disasters this year have cost $140bn in insurance claims.
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Trudeau questioned about contracting WE charity to run COVID student volunteer program

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with reporters from the Big Rig Brewery in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata.
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Justin Trudeau defends awarding government contract to charity with family ties

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Justin Trudeau is defending his government's decision to give a major contract to WE Charity, which the Trudeau family works with.
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Charities question if WE-run student program would have been worth it

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Potential partners and participants in the Canada Student Service Grant program are questioning how money from the $912-million program was being spent by WE Charity — and whether it would have provided meaningful experiences for...