The WE charity announced Wednesday they are shutting down operations in Canada..And they are blaming questions about a $1-billion Liberal program given to them as one of the main reason for closure..Craig and Marc Kielburger, are also stepping down from the organization they co-founded..“COVID-19 disrupted every aspect of our work,” the brothers wrote in the letter Wednesday..“The fallout from the Canada Student Service Grant has placed us as a charity in the middle of political battles and misinformation that we are ill-equipped to fight.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“The financial math for the charity’s future is clear.”.In April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new program called the Canada Student Service Grant that promised to pay to students who volunteer over the summer..Management of what was called $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..When asked for comment by Global on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said “WE have no comment.”.It has emerged the Prime Minister’s mother Margaret Trudeau spoke at approximately 28 WE events and received honoraria amounting to $312,000. His bother Alexandre spoke at eight events and received approximately $32,000, while his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau had more than $1,400 in expenses paid for..Finance Minister Bill Morneau was also forced to step down after it was revealed he took a $41,000 family holiday on the charity..Wednesday night Tory leader Erin O’Toole tweeted: “WE must immediately release the documents that the Finance Committee requested on their involvement in Justin Trudeau’s $900 million scandal.”.WE’s operations in Britain and the U.S will not be immediately affected..The charity said profits in the bank will be put in an endowment fund that will be overseen by a new board of governors to complete projects in Latin America, Asia and Africa that were started by WE but remain unfinished..All future WE Day events with Canadian schools have been cancelled..“Without decisive action, WE Charity’s ongoing costs to operate in Canada would exceed revenue and consume savings that are essential to establish the endowment fund,” wrote the Kielburgers..“Without decisive action, WE Charity’s ongoing costs to operate in Canada would exceed revenue and consume savings that are essential to establish the endowment fund,..“We calculate that this action preserves as many humanitarian and educational programs as possible, for as long as possible. Putting children first means prioritizing them above the charity. This is a heartbreaking decision.”.The charity holds tens of millions of dollars in real estate in Toronto..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
The WE charity announced Wednesday they are shutting down operations in Canada..And they are blaming questions about a $1-billion Liberal program given to them as one of the main reason for closure..Craig and Marc Kielburger, are also stepping down from the organization they co-founded..“COVID-19 disrupted every aspect of our work,” the brothers wrote in the letter Wednesday..“The fallout from the Canada Student Service Grant has placed us as a charity in the middle of political battles and misinformation that we are ill-equipped to fight.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“The financial math for the charity’s future is clear.”.In April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new program called the Canada Student Service Grant that promised to pay to students who volunteer over the summer..Management of what was called $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..When asked for comment by Global on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said “WE have no comment.”.It has emerged the Prime Minister’s mother Margaret Trudeau spoke at approximately 28 WE events and received honoraria amounting to $312,000. His bother Alexandre spoke at eight events and received approximately $32,000, while his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau had more than $1,400 in expenses paid for..Finance Minister Bill Morneau was also forced to step down after it was revealed he took a $41,000 family holiday on the charity..Wednesday night Tory leader Erin O’Toole tweeted: “WE must immediately release the documents that the Finance Committee requested on their involvement in Justin Trudeau’s $900 million scandal.”.WE’s operations in Britain and the U.S will not be immediately affected..The charity said profits in the bank will be put in an endowment fund that will be overseen by a new board of governors to complete projects in Latin America, Asia and Africa that were started by WE but remain unfinished..All future WE Day events with Canadian schools have been cancelled..“Without decisive action, WE Charity’s ongoing costs to operate in Canada would exceed revenue and consume savings that are essential to establish the endowment fund,” wrote the Kielburgers..“Without decisive action, WE Charity’s ongoing costs to operate in Canada would exceed revenue and consume savings that are essential to establish the endowment fund,..“We calculate that this action preserves as many humanitarian and educational programs as possible, for as long as possible. Putting children first means prioritizing them above the charity. This is a heartbreaking decision.”.The charity holds tens of millions of dollars in real estate in Toronto..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694