Justin Trudeau caught in Conflict of Interest, as the Canadian PM probed charity grant program

Justin Trudeau, who came to power for the second straight term, in 2019 Canadian Parliamentary election, who had to struggle to do so, is being probed for the third time.

The Canada Student Service, used for the welfare of students and teaching professionals, has found itself in headlines, as this time questions are raised against the PM of Canada for a case of an alleged conflict of interest. The government has come under scrutiny for awarding the Canada Student Service Grant contract, worth C $900 million (C= Canadian). which to give a perspective is equivalent to $ 664 million to WE Charity, an organization that is said to have ties with PM and his family.

The government, run by the ruling party, The Liberal Party of Canada under the leadership of Trudeau, that came back to power 2015. had planned to pay students a one time grant between C$ 1000 to C$ 5000. to take part in service activities.

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The opposition parties including the  Conservatives, have requested a probe into this, given the fact that this directly involves the PM. The Office of Conflict of interest and Ethics Commissioner is said to receive requests from a couple of legislators asking the authorities to look into misconduct of the PM into the system.

According to the public broadcaster of the country, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and its recent reports, the Trudeau and his mother have been active participants in many of the events held by  WE Charity, as his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, a former television host, also host a podcast for the group called ” WE well being”, which is associated to the Charity group.

These developments came to pass, as the Charity organization, which works with 130 district school districts, has cut its ties with the federal government on Friday, in an event that has created headlines in the country.

There is no official statement from the Government or Trudeau’s Spokesperson, at least as of yet.