BREAKING: Conservatives call for Trudeau advisors to testify regarding roll in helping WE secure $500 million grant

Conservative Shadow Minister for Jobs and Industry Pierre Poilievre and Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics Michael Barrett released a statement on Wednesday addressing the revelations made from last week's House of Commons Ethics Committee summoning of Marc and Craig Kielburger.

The statement announces that the Conservatives are calling for Trudeau Advisor Ben Chin, PMO Policy Director Rick Thies, and Senior Policy Advisor at Finance Canada Amitpal Singh testify "regarding their roles in setting up the $500 million Canada Student Service Grant with WE Charity, an organization which paid roughly a half-million dollars to the Prime Minister's family."

During Friday's meeting, Poilievre caught the brothers red-handed when he asked what, if any, communication the Kielburger brothers had with Chin in setting up the $500 million grant.

"The Kielburgers testified at the Ethics Committee that Ben Chin, a Senior Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, had no role in setting up this program. However, documents released to the Finance Committee last summer prove otherwise:

June 27, 2020: LinkedIn message from Craig Kielburger to Ben Chin:
“Hello Ben, Thank you for your kindness in helping shape our latest program with he gov’t. Warmly, Craig.”

June 29, 2020: LinkedIn message from Ben Chin to Craig Kielburger:
“Great to hear from you Craig. Let’s get our young working!”

"Given the contradiction between Craig Kielburger's testimony that PMO had no role in setting up the half-billion dollar WE Charity grant and his written message about a PMO advisor's efforts to "shape our latest program," the Committee must hear from top Trudeau Advisors Ben Chin and Rick Thies, and Senior Policy Advisor at Finance Canada Amitpal Singh.

"There must be accountability from this Prime Minister, his government, and all involved. Canadians deserve the truth in the Trudeau WE Scandal."