We Charity applied through his government to oversee a C$900 million youth volunteer program ($664 million, 533 million pounds) in June.
It later became known that we had already paid more than C$280,000 to Mr. Trudeau’s circle of relatives to speak at the events.
Trudeau now faces his third investigation of the ethics commission on the scandal.
“I made a mistake not running away from the arguments, given my family’s story,” Trudeau said Monday.
“I’ve been part of the discussion.”
Mr. Trudeau was not paid through the organization itself, he spoke for the loose at We’s events.
The prime minister said he deserved to know that his circle of relatives had been paid because they were hired to give speeches in favor.
On its website, the charity said it was the federal public service, not Mr. Trudeau or his cabinet, who asked him to oversee a national youth volunteering program.
“We accept this challenge because we have 25 years of delighting in creating youth service systems in 7,000 Canadian schools, involving academics in more than 3,000 charities and causes,” wrote charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger.
They said the contract included a budget to cover the program’s administrative prices, but that it provided a “gain” to the charity.
We showed that Mr Trudeau’s mother and brother were being paid for their speeches beyond. “We respect the public’s concerns” about the rates, the charity said.
We Charity was founded 25 years ago through brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger at his parents’ home in Thornhill, Ontario, when Craig was 12.
Formerly known as Free the Children, the agreement aimed to end child exploitation and was temporarily granted foreign recognition.
Its co-founders have become local celebrities and gave the impression on television systems such as Oprah Winfrey Show and 60 Minutes.
The charity’s We Day motivational meetings have a rite of passage for many young Canadians, who are drawn to their message that they can replace the world cup and their list of prominent speakers and interpreters. Guests included basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and singer Demi Lovato.
This spring, a We Day in the UK at London’s Wembley Arena attracted 12,000 participants. Speakers included actor Idris Elba and Mr. Trudeau’s wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau.
Mr. Trudeau faces the scrutiny of the resolution granting We Charity the sole contract to administer Canada’s new student scholarship program.
The Can$900 million ($525 million, $600 million) program designed to unite postsecondary academics with paid volunteer opportunities that would help compensate for the lack of summer jobs due to Covid-19.
Mr. Trudeau said That We Charity is the “only” organization capable of achieving those goals. Most other government systems for Covid-19 recovery have been managed through the public service.
The contract caught the eye and accusations of favoritism, as it outed a large federal aid program to a personal organization strongly related to the Prime Minister.
On July 2, We Charity announced that it would withdraw from the contract because the show had “become entangled in a controversy as soon as it was announced.”
The Federal Ethics Commissioner also announced that he would be final to award the contract to We Charity.
Since then, it has been learned that Mr Trudeau’s mother and brother had earned more than C$280,000 in combination for occasionally talking to us over the years.
Margaret Trudeau won $250,000 for speaking 28 times over 4 years, and Prime Minister Alexandre’s brother won $32,000 for speaking 8 times between 2017-18.
Revelations that not only did the circle of relatives strongly linked to the organization, but have been paid to speak, intensified the debate.
Trudeau’s two daughters of finance minister, Bill Morneau, have ties to the organization, according to the Canadaland media.
This is Mr. Trudeau’s third ethical investigation since Prime Minister.
His first Christmas vacation at Aga Khan’s home in the Bahamas in 2017, which included a personal helicopter ride on the loose.
The time when the investigation into the processing of engineering firm SNC Lavalin is about to accuse Mr Trudeau of last fall’s elections.
Former Justice Minister and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould accused Trudeau and his own of spending months trying to convince her that bringing SNC-Lavalin to justice would charge Canadians and his party’s votes.
In any event, the Ethics Committee discovered that Mr Trudeau had damaged the rules.
Opposition parties say the We Charity scandal is more of the same behavior.
The Conservative Party has asked the RCMP to open an investigation into the We Charity debacle.
Conservative parliamentarians are asking Mr Trudeau and Mr Morneau to testify before a parliamentary committee to review the We contract.
This is bad news for Trudeau and his Liberal Party, which is a minority government and wants other parties to avoid elections.
A recent Angus Reid poll found that some of Canadians (50%) passed pm, while almost part (48%) They disapproved of it. This is a slight minimum from a peak of 55% in May at the Peak of Covid-19, but still particularly higher than its pre-coronavirus approval rate of 33% in February.
The respondent noted that “the intensity of the positive assessment compared to the negative assessment is surprising”, twice as much as many others strongly disapprove (34%) and strongly support (16%).