WE Charity

The WE Charity founders were testy and frustrated, blaming their troubles on politics and Ottawa: ‘The government hid behind a children’s charity’

Chip Wilson: My family and I saw first-hand how the Kielburgers put children first. The destruction of a charity that has done so much good was unjustified.

While the WE Charity is shutting its Canadian operations, expect committees to resume and tough questions to continue back in Ottawa

The charity invented by an earnest 12-year-old finds itself engulfed in a cynical, star-studded cronyism scandal. How on earth did we get here?

Andrew MacDougall: How did WE become the only option for Ottawa’s youth program? A look at the official lobbying records offers some clues.

Andrew MacDougall: A look inside how Cabinet decisions are actually made casts doubt over Trudeau’s extraordinary claim about the WE decision

The Prime Minister took questions from MPs on the Commons finance committee. Here’s what you need to know about Parliament’s midsummer fireworks display.

Marie-Danielle Smith: The PM appeared before committee for the first time. Here is an approximation of what happened, in language we can all understand.

The Prime Minister and his chief of staff Katie Telford will sit before the House of Commons finance committee to answer questions around the WE Charity agreement

Tired, wired and operating with the fail-safes turned off, team Trudeau made a big mistake. And it had an awfully familiar feel to it.

A $912-million program with a $43-million payout and 100,000 student volunteers who needed $5,000? And what about that $41,366 cheque?

It was a different sort of WE day in Ottawa, as the charity’s co-founders appeared before the House finance committee. Here’s what you need to know.