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    Trudeau appears as a witness via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee on July 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

    Solving WE’s ‘which came first’ problem

    Andrew MacDougall: How did WE become the only option for Ottawa’s youth program? A look at the official lobbying records offers some clues.

    Trudeau appears before a House of Commons committee on July 30, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

    The Trudeau WE testimony: What, you wanted a micromanager?

    Paul Wells: The Prime Minister and his chief of staff laid out their arguments for how to defend this honker. There were just a few problems.

    Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger speak during We Day in Toronto on Oct. 2, 2014 (CP/Hannah Yoon)

    Every important number in the WE drama that’s consuming Ottawa

    A $912-million program with a $43-million payout and 100,000 student volunteers who needed $5,000? And what about that $41,366 cheque?