Trudeau, Kielburgers grilled in hearings on WE controversy

Published: July 31, 2020, 4:10 a.m.

b"On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his chief of staff Katie Telford appeared before the House finance committee to answer questions about the government's decision to select WE Charity to run the federal government's $900-million student volunteer program. Earlier this week, WE co-founders Marc and Craig Kielburger also appeared before the same committee. \\nThe choice to select WE Charity for the program is also being investigated by the federal ethics watchdog because of Trudeau's ties to the organization.\\n\\nToday on Front Burner, CBC Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos breaks down the prime minister's testimony, and brings us up to speed on the WE Charity controversy."