WE Charity Closing Canadian Operations, Kielburger Brothers Leaving

Marc Kielburger (L) and his brother Craig appear as witnesses via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee hearing on the WE Charity scandal in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on July 28, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA—WE Charity says it is closing its Canadian operations, blaming COVID-19 and the political fallout from the Liberal government’s plan to have it run a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program for leaving it in financial ruin.

Craig and Marc Kielburger, who are also planning to step down from the organization they co-founded, were set to release an open letter explaining the move.