Article contentOTTAWA – The federal government claims it considered “various” organizations to administer its $900 million volunteer student grant before handing the contract to WE Charity, but refuses to disclose how many or who they are. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Federal government won't say which organizations other than WE Charity it considered to run $900 million student volunteer grant program Back to videoDespite that claim, WE Charity pulled out of the deal last Friday after a week of controversy surrounding both how it received the CSSG contract and its management of the program. Trudeau then announced that the government would take over the grant program that will pay eligible volunteers between $1,000 and $5,000 for work done until October 31, 2020. But the department responsible for the program, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), refuses to answer repeated questions from National Post about which other organizations were considered.

Source: National Post July 06, 2020 23:37 UTC