OTTAWA—Like charitable organizations across Canada, WE Charity was hit hard by COVID-19. The source said WE Charity and its co-founders, brothers Marc and Craig Kielburger, are now in damage-control mode. The charity took out full-page ads in the Star and the Globe and Mail Monday, in which the Kielburgers apologized for the scandal. Sign Up NowWE is by no means alone; charitable organizations across Canada have seen a decrease in donations and revenues since the pandemic hit. The government contract allowed WE to rehire a number of employees the organization had laid off since the pandemic hit.

Source: thestar July 14, 2020 22:52 UTC