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WE Charity Affair Reveals Ottawa Has Fingers in Too Many Pies

WE Charity Affair Reveals Ottawa Has Fingers in Too Many Pies
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau appear onstage during WE Day UN in New York City on Sept. 20, 2017. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Commentary

The real surprise of the WE Charity scandal is that people are surprised at all. The wider the scope of the government, the more room there is for political patronage. Unfortunately, misdirected criticism and this specific case have sullied the noble role of nonprofits in a healthy, civil society.

Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson
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Fergus Hodgson is the director of “ Econ Americas”, a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “ Impunity Observer” , a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “ Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan (2024).”
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