Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today defended the government's decision to enlist a Toronto-based charity with close ties to his family to administer its student volunteer program, saying the WE Charity is the only organization capable of executing a nationwide program at this scale. "We've launched an extremely ambitious program to get young people serving in their communities," said Trudeau. WATCH: Trudeau questioned about contracting WE Charity to run COVID student volunteer programPrime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with reporters from the Big Rig Brewery in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata. Trudeau said WE Charity won't make a profit but will be paid to administer the program. WE Charity said in a statement to CBC News members of the Trudeau family don't receive any appearance fees or honoraria when they appear at WE events.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2020 17:44 UTC