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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will testify at the parliament on Thursday about his role in his government's decision to grant We Charity organization a contract to run a student volunteer program of millions of dollars.
Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford will also appear before the House of Commons for questioning on the same day over the program of 900 million U.S. dollars (about 664 million U.S. dollars).
Trudeau and his government have been under fire since June 25 when his government granted WE Charity group a sole-sourced contract to run the now-halted program.
The Trudeau family has a close relationship with the organization. Trudeau's wife, mother and brother were allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for their appearances at WE Charity events.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 11, 2015. (Xinhua/Chris Roussakis)
Due to public outcry, the WE Charity and the Trudeau government announced on July 3 that they were ending the contract.
On July 13, at a press conference, Trudeau said he made a mistake in not recusing himself from cabinet discussions about granting the program to the charity group.
The Canadian Conservative Party and other opposition parties have been pushing for more answers and have launched three separate parliamentary probes.
They have also prompted the Parliamentary ethics commissioner to launch conflict of interest investigations into both Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau's dealings on granting WE Charity the contract, calling on both to resign.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
