What happened behind the scenes of our WE Charity investigation
A look at the story behind the story of The Fifth Estate's recent investigation into the WE Charity.
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A look at the story behind the story of The Fifth Estate's recent investigation into the WE Charity.
Article content Craig and Marc Kielburger have decided to appear before the Commons ethics committee by Friday rather than find out what the or else is. The committee had issued a summons for the founders of WE Charity after the two men refused to appear Monday. The pair refused to show up after New Democrat MP Charlie Angus said he agreed with a former major donor of the organization who called for police and tax officials in Canada and the United States to investigate WE. The charity said it was unfair to be investigated by police and the tax man at the same time as MPs conduct a probe.
MPs vote to issue summons for Kielburgers to testify at ethics committee The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT OTTAWA -- Members of the House of Commons ethics committee have unanimously voted to summon WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger to testify. Should the brothers not appear by this Friday to testify for at least three hours, the ethics committee has declared, they may face potential censure by the whole of the House of Commons. The brothers had been scheduled to appear before the committee on Monday. It was originally meant to be the final day of testimony in the commi...
The brothers have already testified for four hours at the Commons finance committee last summer, after controversy over the student-grant program erupted.
Investigations into WE police and tax officials is exactly what is needed