The partnership between the Trudeau government and WE Charity has come to an end after WE was set to distribute $900 million in student grants over the summer.
The partnership between the Trudeau government and WE Charity has come to an end after WE was set to distribute $900 million in student grants over the summer, reports CBC News.
The controversial move to outsource the funding to an organization that has close ties to the Trudeau family received a large amount of backlash among people in the charitable sector as well as the opposition conservatives.
When defending the move, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said WE received the work because it was the only organization that had a network capable of the nationwide distribution necessary to provide students with the funding.
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View on YouTubeIn a statement the federal government said the decision to cut ties with the organization was a "mutually agreed upon decision."
"The Government of Canada and WE Charity will work together to ensure that the volunteers who have applied and been placed won't be adversely affected. WE Charity has also decided to return any funds that had already been received," said Bardish Chagger, the Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Minister in the statement.
"Our government's objective remains to connect the skills and abilities of young people with service opportunities to help heal their communities."
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