Federal Language Czar to Probe Choice of WE Charity for Student Program

Federal Language Czar to Probe Choice of WE Charity for Student Program
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens after taking part in a ground-breaking event at the Iamgold Cote Gold mining site in Gogama, Ont., on Sept. 11, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A federal watchdog is investigating whether WE Charity, chosen by the Liberal government to run an ill-fated student grant program, was able to provide its services in both official languages as the law requires.

The federal Conservatives had asked official languages commissioner Raymond Theberge to investigate the government’s choice of WE Charity, saying the move showed contempt toward francophones.