Share this Story: Kielburgers accuse MPs of subjecting them to political 'trial' and destroying WE CharityKielburgers accuse MPs of subjecting them to political 'trial' and destroying WE Charity They said the Liberal government 'hid behind a children’s charity by letting it take the fall for their political decisions, and the opposition allowed them' Photo by ParlVuArticle content WE Charity founders Marc and Craig Kielburger came out firing at MPs during a House of Commons committee appearance on Monday, accusing politicians from all parties of effectively destroying their charity and now putting the brothers through a political “trial.” “Over the past nine months many falsehoods have circulated about WE Charity and those associated with it,” Marc Kielburger said in his opening statement. Try refreshing your browser, or Kielburgers accuse MPs of subjecting them to political 'trial' and destroying WE Charity Back to video He said the brothers are now “taking a stand” on behalf of the beleaguered charity, which announced last September it was closing its Canadian operations but continuing internationally. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “Imagine the NDP calling in the police for clearly political purposes on a children’s charity.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. We never prorogued Parliament For around three hours, MPs on the committee grilled the Kielburgers about other elements of the political scandal and subsequent controversies, including around WE Charity’s donor practices.

Source: National Post March 15, 2021 18:27 UTC