Justin Trudeau ordered to appear in front of the ethics committee

On Wednesday, the ethics committee commanded—by a 6-5 vote—that Trudeau should appear in front of the committee. They will also receive records of speaking fees paid to Trudeau and his family.

The motion was presented by the Conservative Party and supported by the separatist Bloc Quebecois and the penniless NDP, according to Blacklock's Reporter.

Naturally, the Liberal Party, incorrigible in their public relations disaster, chose to vote against the motion in a vain attempt to further protect their red-faced leader.

Defending their opposition to the motion, Liberal MPs stated their discomfort with "setting up politicians to investigate politicians."

"There’s a political theatre and a political process for that. But when you set up investigative bodies with competitors, with colleagues investigating each other, it very quickly becomes something which is unfair," added Adam Vaughan, Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York.

Justin Trudeau's WE charity grew to be even more serious on Wednesday after Global News reported that the $900 million contract—marketed as going to the WE Charity—was actually given to the WE Charity Foundation, which had no history of charity work and served as a real estate holding company.

his followed weeks of damaging coverage for the Liberals. This scandal erupted after the prime minister awarded the WE organization a $900 million contract intended to provide students summer work. This immediately attracted attention as it was unclear why the civil service could not perform the task allocated to the charity.

After this, the relationship between the WE organization and the Trudeau government was brought to the public's attention. Trudeau, it turns out, was personal friends with the co-founders. His wife hosted a podcast for the organization; his close family had received money from the charity, and he had appeared at multiple events hosted by the organization.

t didn't stop at Trudeau. The Finance Minister Bill Morneau, for instance, had two children who either worked for the charity or were promoted by it. Katie Telford (who works as Trudeau's chief of staff) created a charity that raised funds on behalf of WE. Minister O'Regan served as that charity's honorary head.

Neither Trudeau, O'Regan, Morneau or Telford recused themselves from the decision to award the charity this contract—leading to an investigation by the Ethics Commissioner. If Trudeau is found guilty, this would be his third violation.

In a polling report released today, both the Liberal Party and Justin Trudeau have suffered as a result of this scandal.