"I did not influence the public service to choose this organization. Indeed, when the public service came forward with this organization, I said, 'You know what? "Until that date, I had not spoken at all to my staff about WE Charity in relation to the [Canada Student Service Grant]. "In fact, they said if we wanted this program to happen, it could only be with WE Charity," Trudeau added. Next stepsTrudeau was asked if he now feels WE Charity was capable of running a program as large as the Canada Student Service Grant program.

Source: CBC News July 30, 2020 17:51 UTC