A former WE Charity donor is calling for the RCMP and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to investigate the charity's finances after learning a Kenyan school he was told he funded bore a plaque with the name of another donor. Charity co-founder offers 'mea culpa' to plaque swappingCowan describes helping raise millions of dollars for the charity. "[It] feels to me like returning to my son's grave and finding it broken, open, defiled and empty," Cowan told the committee. It also said Cowan "misconstrued" the online video appearing to show another group being celebrated for opening the school Cowan funded. Additional concerns about donor transparencyCowan is the latest person to raise questions about the way WE Charity used donor funds.

Source: CBC News February 28, 2021 20:56 UTC