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Columnists
Brian Iler
| An apparently hugely successful charity and social enterprise empire, WE Charity found itself vilified in the media, resulting in the loss of donors and the eventual closing of its Canadian operation. |
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News
Karl Nerenberg
| The hubris of the federal Liberals and Conservatives brought Canada to the brink of an election, just a year after the last one -- and during the second wave of a pandemic. |
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Blog
Mehdi Rizvi
| The alleged corruption charges against WE have destroyed both the reputation of WE and the transparency of government. |
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Blog
Chi Nguyen
| Canada has seen the spectacular and quick implosion of one of the charity sector's biggest brands. The Kielburgers are leaving a gaping hole by pulling out of Canada. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| "Free the Children" was earnest and urgent. "WE" is vague, self-absorbed verging on self-indulgent, and unthreatening to anything or anyone. |
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Blog
Yves Engler
| A little-discussed reason the federal government funds NGOs is to co-opt internationalist minded young people into aligning with Canadian foreign policy. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| Trudeau had a clear conflict of interest in the WE scandal, but it amounts more to an embarrassment than an outrage. |
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News
Karl Nerenberg
| The government will try to tough it out, and hope a couple of apologies do the trick, even as more revelations about the deep involvement of the prime minister and his family with WE emerge. |
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Blog
Chi Nguyen
| The federal government has an opportunity to put more effective principles of community-ownership, youth empowerment, and intergenerational thinking in reshaping the Canada Student Service grant. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| The persistence of the "big society" concept helps explain Justin Trudeau's preposterous claim the WE Charity was the only organization in Canada capable of running a nationwide program. |
