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[spanky123]

^ He has already been found in breach of ethics twice, what is another one?

[Mike K.]

Looks like WE was to receive $19.5 million to administer the $912 million program. Holy Christ.

And now there’s this:

WE Charity offered Canadian summer camps up to $25,000 in grants as part of the $912-million federal student volunteer program it was awarded by the Liberal government, before cancelling the deal Friday, but only if they brought in no fewer than 75 volunteers over a few months, National Post has learned.

On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that WE Charity had pulled out of its agreement with the government to administer the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) after a week of mounting controversies, including accusations of cronyism, due to close ties between the WE Charity organization and Trudeau and his family.

- https://nationalpost...d-65ec764cd1bf/

In short, to tap into a funding kickback of $25,000, WE wanted orgs to enlist 75 or more kids. Failing that, no kickback. Teachers who pushed 75 or more students towards WE funded programs were promised $12,000.

[spanky123]

^ No conflict there.

[Victoria Watcher]

According to WE’s filings to the Canada Revenue Agency, the organization went from total fixed assets of $11.9 million in 2013 to $43.7 million in land and building holdings in Canada alone by the end of August 2019.

That’s a substantial amount of real estate for a group with total revenues last year of $65.8 million. It’s also quite the growth in holdings over seven years. I put some of the questions I could think of to WE’s public relations team:

— How did WE amass so much real estate?

— Are donors made aware that money they have pledged to WE has helped pay for real estate to be purchased?

— Can you provide me a detailed list of the real estate holdings of WE?

— How much real estate does WE own outside of Canada?

These are the kinds of basic questions that journalists put to governments and organizations every single day. Normally, a communications staff member will get back to you with an answer or seeking clarification.

I heard back from WE’s defamation lawyer, Howard Winkler.

“Brian, please be advised that we are counsel to WE Charity in relation to the matters which are the subject of your inquiry.

 

https://torontosun.c...charity-earlier

[Mike K.]

The only mention of WE is story #17 on CBC News’ mobile news portal.

Because, you know, a story titled “Is the handshake over?” really ought to take precedence.

[RFS]

https://www.ctvnews....vents-1.5017697

 

 WE Charity, the group at the centre of an ethics investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, paid members of his family a total of nearly $300,000 to speak at events over the last four years.

[RFS]

https://www.ctvnews....vents-1.5017697

 

 WE Charity, the group at the centre of an ethics investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, paid members of his family a total of nearly $300,000 to speak at events over the last four years.

 

 

On July 7th the charity had said that members of the Trudeau family DON'T receive fees or honoraria when they appear at WE events

[Wayne]

I see another slap on the wrist and big fine for JT on this one.

[Kungsberg]

Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions

 

The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds of positions that do not actually exist.

 

Among the student-volunteer positions advertised as available on the I Want to Help website are 1,500 spots with YMCA Canada to help create online exercise regimes for kids and seniors in their communities.

 

Yet the YMCA says those positions were actually the brainchild of WE Charity, the organization originally tapped by the Liberal government to administer the Canada Student Services Grant, and that the YMCA never agreed to them.

 

….. those advertised positions are not actually unavailable.

 

… Thousands of other positions posted on the federal website involve the creation of online content or the mentoring other students on such topics as COVID-19’s impact on the environment, nutrition and cyberbullying.

 

Some of those are posted in huge batches, such as a call for 1,000 volunteers to be trained to hold one-to-one sessions with people on “the impact of COVID-19 on food security in your community.”

 

… Another seeks 1,250 volunteers to devise “social-media assets” such as captions, memes and videos, for local and regional awareness campaigns to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

 

None of those postings includes the name of a hosting organization: they’re listed as “supporting local non-profits in your community” rather than with a specific agency.

 

WE did indicate that it was behind many of them as it sought to meet the government’s requirement that in order to be eligible for the student grant, positions must be linked to the COVID-19 pandemic….

 

Full article: https://www.vicnews....teer-positions/

 

 

 

[RFS]

Fun to imagine the reaction if Harper had given $900m to a very political, conservative charity his family was involved in.  That's what WE is.  Very political activist charity 

 

I mean, the media is covering this, but they are using kid gloves as usual

[Mike K.]

How much did Trudeau hand this media in government cheques?

[Wayne]

$600 million was the last media payout.

[Victoria Watcher]

this latest youth charity scheme was just an attempt to shovel $900m out the door as fast as possible. what a scam.

[tanker]

Sophie was paid too. Not really shocking. Must be nice to lay about all day while two government paid nannies look after your kids.

[RFS]

Conservatives referring WE charity case to rcmp for criminal investigation


In other news we are headed for 1 trillion debt. 350 billion new debt in just this year, previous TOTAL was 650 billion. We are headed down the greece route fast

[RFS]

Two of bill morneau daughters also employed by WE

[Mike K.]

Working jobs that exist or don't exist?

[Victoria Watcher]

Two of bill morneau daughters also employed by WE

what a joke. Trudeau’s liberals can’t even grift properly.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 10 July 2020 - 11:46 AM.

[exc911ence]

Conservatives referring WE charity case to rcmp for criminal investigation


In other news we are headed for 1 trillion debt. 350 billion new debt in just this year, previous TOTAL was 650 billion. We are headed down the greece route fast

 

The difference being that we don't have the EU to bail us out.

[RFS]

Morneau now under investigation as well