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Trudeau weakened by ethical and financial scandal

2020-07-17T00:25:14.920Z


The Prime Minister participated in discussions on a public contract awarded to an NGO that paid family members.


"Justin Trudeau's wife, mother and brother were paid by (the NGO, editor's note) We Charity (United Movement, in French) " , headlined the Journal de Montréal this weekend . In an act of contrition, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, acknowledging an "error," said Monday: "I apologize." Scandal, ethical issues, conflicts of interest. The Canadian media are having a lot of fun against the Liberal leader. The latter awarded, without a call for tenders, a $ 19.5 million contract to the English-speaking charity We Charity to distribute $ 900 million in student grants during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Under this program, students can collect up to $ 5,000 when they volunteer with NGOs. In addition to the absence of an Ottawa tender, We Charity has awarded $ 250,000 to Margaret Trudeau, the mother of the head of government, for her presence at United Movement events in recent years. Justin's brother, Alexandre,

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Source: lefigaro

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