OTTAWA—The former chair of WE Charity’s board of directors says she was asked to resign after pushing for financial details from founders Craig and Marc Kielburger. Douglas said she pushed the Kielburgers for financial records to justify the drastic cuts, leading to a tense conversation with Marc Kielburger. “It was our view that you don’t fire hundreds of people without very strong demonstrable evidence, and even then should explore mitigation measures to save jobs,” Douglas told the committee. “I don’t feel that’s a proper characterization of the series of events,” Kielburger told the committee in an appearance following Douglas’s. In a dispute between the charity’s management and its board over financial records, Klombies said, board members have only a few options: continue to insist on the documents, replace the charity’s management if possible, or — as Douglas did — resign.

Source: thestar July 28, 2020 21:51 UTC