Ministers, Top Public Servant to Be Grilled by Committee on WE Affair

Government House Leader Bardish Chagger during question period in the House of Commons on March 9, 2017. Chagger, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart will appear before the House of Commons ethics committee today to answer questions on the Liberal government's awarding of a $912 million contract to WE Charity. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Two federal cabinet ministers and the country’s top public servant will be grilled today about how a charity with close ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wound up administering a $912-million student grant program.

The House of Commons ethics committee is scheduled to hear from Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough and Ian Shugart, clerk of the Privy Council.