Two Liberal cabinet ministers will appear next week before a House of Commons committee investigating the government's decision to have the WE Charity administer its now-aborted student volunteer program. Benoît Robidoux, the associate deputy minister at the Department of Employment and Social Development, is also scheduled to appear. Opposition politicians have accused Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau of being in a conflict of interest by participating in the cabinet decision to have WE Charity administer the student grants. Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion is investigating Trudeau and Morneau for possible violations of the Conflict of Interest Act. Both Trudeau and Morneau — whose family also has ties to WE — have apologized for not recusing themselves.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2020 23:03 UTC