BREAKING: WE Charity laying off dozens in Canada and UK citing 'recent events'

The Kielburger brother-founded WE Charity will be laying off dozens of employees across Canada and the United Kingdom, citing the coronavirus pandemic as well as "recent events."

The charity will also explore the possibility of selling some of its real estate holdings in Toronto. The charity's listed real estate holdings were valued at $43.7 million in 2018.

In Canada, he charity says it will be laying off 22 full-time employees, with an additional 59 employees working on "fixed-term contracts," meaning their contracts will not be renewed.

On top of this, 19 full-time and contract employees will be laid off in London, UK, Global News reports.

A charity swallowed up in scandal

The Trudeau Liberal government and the WE Charity has been widely criticized for weeks now, as the federal government moved to give the charity a contract worth nearly a billion dollars.

The contract was retracted after revelations that the charity was closely connected with members of Trudeau's family and cabinet.

The scandal and the corruption that came to light with it lead to widespread criticism from opposition parties, as well as watchdog groups.

The leader of the NGO Democracy Watch, Duff Conacher, said that he would grade Justin Trudeau's Liberals an 'F' when it comes to ethics and open government.

During an ethics committee meeting on Monday, the Conservative Ethics Critic Michael Barrett asked Conacher "what grade would you give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his adherence to ethics laws since being elected in 2015?"

"Well, both in ethics laws but also in terms of breaking open government promises, the Liberal's grade an F in both cases," he responded.