WE Charity began working on Ottawa’s student volunteer grant program weeks before the federal cabinet approved the deal, newly released documents reveal. A copy of the contribution agreement between the government and the charity showed that WE officially began working on the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) on May 5. Federal cabinet met to discuss the program — and ultimately approve WE Charity — on May 22. In the email, Kielburger said that WE could have the program up and running and accepting students by late May. “I appreciate your outreach to inquire about my thoughts and whether we would be interested to be involved in such a national youth service program,” Kielburger wrote.

Source: thestar July 27, 2020 21:24 UTC