More shocking testimony is set to come out on the WE scandal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the charity’s former CEO to testify this week at the Senate inquiry into the billion-dollar boondoggle..Former CEO Michelle Douglas, set to testify Tuesday, told the Globe and Mail she resigned from her position after “concerning developments” at the organization..“My resignation as the chair of the board of directors of WE charity was as a result of concerning developments,” Douglas told the Globe..“I did not resign in the ordinary course of matters.”.She didn’t elaborate..Douglas had served on the board from 2005 to 2020, before resigning in March..Trudeau, the centre of the WE scandal is set to testify on Thursday..It has emerged the WE organization had paid his mother $250,000, his brother $32,000 and his wife $1,400 to appear at WE events..In April, Trudeau announced a new program called the Canada Student Service Grant that promised to pay to students who volunteer over the summer..Management of the $900-million program was outsourced to WE Charity. WE Charity would be paid up to $43 million to run the program..After controversy erupted, the WE organization withdrew from the program..Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has announced that his office is investigating..Alberta’s UCP government has severed ties with the charity as has several businesses including Telus and Virgin Airlines.Margaret Trudeau spoke at approximately 28 events and received honoraria amounting to $250,000. Alexandre spoke at eight events and received approximately $32,000, while Sophie Gregoire Trudeau had more than $1,400 in expenses paid for..Just last week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau paid back $41,000 to WE for an exotic family holidays to Kenya and Ecuador..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
