Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing the third ethics investigation of his five years in office over the government's decision to award a contract worth up to $43.5m to WE Charity Canada.
The C$912m (US$680m) program was designed to connect post-secondary students to paid volunteer opportunities to make up for summer job prospects that had disappeared during the pandemic.
It later emerged that Trudeau's mother and brother had been paid for speaking at various WE events over the years.
Margaret Trudeau was paid C$250,000 for speaking at 28 WE events over four years, and brother Alexander was paid C$32,000 for speaking at eight between 2017-2018.
Trudeau has also made regular appearances himself, and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, hosted a wellness podcast for the charity.
The prime minister didn't recuse himself from discussions related to the decision to grant WE the government contract. He later apologized for that.
The federal ethics watchdog has confirmed his office is looking into the matter.
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