Morneau Repays $41K in Travel Expenses to WE, Faces Resignation Calls

Morneau Repays $41K in Travel Expenses to WE, Faces Resignation Calls
Finance Minister Bill Morneau rises in the House of Commons after delivering a speech on July 8, 2020 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—Finance Minister Bill Morneau faced calls for his resignation Wednesday after revealing he had just repaid over $41,000 in travel charges to WE Charity—an organization MPs heard had multiple contacts with his office while the government planned its $900-million student-volunteer program.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also agreed to testify before the House of Commons finance committee probing the aborted agreement, a rare move for a prime minister. So will his chief of staff, Katie Telford.