Trudeau cleared of wrongdoing in WE Charity Scandal, Morneau found in breach, Ethics Commissioner
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the WE Charity (WE) scandal but his former Finance Minister has been found in breach of the federal Conflict of Interest Act.
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found there was no conflict of interest on the part of Trudeau in the decision to select the WE Charity as the administrator of the $900-million Canada Student Service Grant that would provide up to $5,000 in tuition for post-secondary students that volunteered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dion also found there was no breach of ethics in Trudeau’s involvement in the decision to award funding for the WE organization’s Social Entrepreneurship program.
Morneau broke ethics law in WE affair, Trudeau did not: Report
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Trudeau cleared in WE Charity controversy, but ethics commissioner finds Morneau broke the rules
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OTTAWA – Former Finance Minister Bill Morneau broke federal ethics law three times over his and his office’s involvement with WE Charity, notably due to his “friendship” with one of the organization’s co-founders, the Ethics Commissioner has ruled.
In the much anticipated report, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion criticizes Morneau for failing to recuse himself from cabinet’s decision to outsource a $900 million student volunteer grant program to the organization, for allowing his staff to “disproportionately assist” WE because of his ties to co-founder Craig Kielburger and for ultimately “improperly furthering” WE’s private interests.
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