During his testimony, the prime minister listed the various ties he knew linked his family to the WE organization, such as his hosting of WE Day events in the past as well as his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, being a WE ambassador and hosting a WE podcast.
“I should have recused myself, but I didn’t. I decided to push back instead. And that I regret because young people aren’t having the opportunities they would have had this summer through that program,” Trudeau admitted. Marc Kielburger, left, and Craig Kielburger appear as witnesses via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre later asked Trudeau why he didn’t request the opinion of the federal ethics commissioner on if he should recuse himself or not.
During her own testimony after Trudeau’s, the prime minister’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford explained that the “pushback” focused on why it was either a choice between no program or WE Charity, of if the public sector had considered other organizations.Article content continued Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, testifies before the House of Commons finance committee on Thursday, July 30, 2020.“That would be something that is wise for political staff to be leaving to the public servants, to sort out the details of how a contribution agreement should flow,” Telford responded to NDP MP Peter Julian.
Telford also said she was not aware that the deal was signed with the WE Charity Foundation, an organization opposition members call a “shell charity” that has no assets.
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Yup every time he faces the ethics committee he says the same thing. He should have been removed from office the first time. Just how stupid can a prime minister be? JustinTrudeau JustinTrudeauResignNOW morneauresign
Lock him up
While conservative MP’s made bloody fools of themselves.
🤣 suprise suprise
HE IS CURSED HE LOST HIS FAMILY LAST ELECTION WHAT IS HE GOING TO LOSE NEXT ELECTION?. KARMA IS A BITCH.
The only thing he regrets is the young votes he can’t buy this time with the handout, he’s screwed next election cause his hair will be too grey for the shallow cosmetic voters
Deflection, blame Harper & find a scapegoat( usually a woman or public servant) been seeing it for 4 plus yrs getting real old, so entitled cant grasp wht conflict of interest means, no accountable always a nut clear narrasitist
Still writing shit takes, eh? Sorry I unblocked your page for even a moment. I’ll happily go back to avoiding all the crap pieces written by your rag mag now.
Why so many Canadian still believe such a liar? Unbelievable...
He'll be fine
What a trash paper and misleading lede JustinTrudeau was calm, coherent and clearly answered the questions amid an American-style circus 🎪 of politicians trying to score points. postmediaisnotCanadian
Just what we knew he would do. He portrays himself as a victim. The victim here is the Canadian people & especially every taxpayer.
How come no tears? Liberal women and their beta male lap dogs love to see their leader in tears.
Surprised that he didn’t cry...
Meanwhile 150,000 dead and climbing, pandemic out of control Stop wasting time and work on keeping Canada going during the this unprecedented time Prepare for the next wave. It’s coming from America
Not priminiterial at all
Schlocky Liberal as always. Every country gets the government it deserves
What a ridiculous headline. So sick of 'journalists' telling people what to think with partisan ledes.
Oh, for heaven’s sake...
🤣🤣 Thats what you got out of it?
Headline should be the cons bank their own ship, they came with pitch forks and fire, just to be soaked and sent down the drain.E isn't what cons have said, and the media let's have a long talk about you being very unethical. If I was JT pull that 600m and let you fail cndplli
He merely “apologized” for the “perception” of conflict of interest.
Oh, NP, do you not have any actual journalists left on staff?!
What’s he apologizing for if he denies it?
I am sorry I am soo sorry
Canadian media an elite screamed USA Trump was a pathological liar when right under their own nose was Trudeau . What is wrong people.
alan_poirier But Sophie was cleared to make a podcast so Justin is okay to do whatever.
QP.
I apologize for the thing I didn't do. Liberals
Translation: He kicked out your only tent-pole. As Public Service stated a couple of weeks ago, WE was the charity they recommended, and he made that perfectly clear during his interview.
I did nothing wrong and I’m sorry.
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