The West Block: July 26, 2020 | WE fallout and the call for Ottawa to fight racism

In an interview on The West Block, Alfred Burgesson, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, says a $912-million government program that was established to help youth should not go to waste.

Burgesson, who took issue with the WE Charity, believes the money should be used to help youth to generate collective action to confront racism against Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Canada.

Plus, why was a separate entity, the WE Charity Foundation, going to administer a $912-million government program?

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[Johnny-tydg]

Anti racism is just racism against a different group of people. Both are morally justified in the minds of the participants. Both are wrong.

[beaelectric]

Force them to step down until the Ethics Commission report is complete. Treat them the way they treated Admiral Mark Norman and deny them any paid federal legal representation and make them pay for legal representation themselves. This is outrageous~ Canadian tax dollars should not fund any charities or religious groups and should be returned to Canadians though economic development only.

[jeaneenshaw]

This young person is more informed then Trudeau, he knows that there is
something very wrong with the Trudeau government !

[wifferstess]

The national reporter missed that there was already a Canada Summer Jobs Program to do it. Why wasn’t that used? And some people pointed out that the math doesn’t add up. There is still many millions left over. Where would that be going?

[borisbadenov]

I want to apologize. I had no idea steak dinners, wine, champagne, brandy, cuban cigars and Lap Dances cost that much. Whoa, so sorry folks.

[robotek]

Systemic racism? Get
Outta Canada if you don't like it here. Lol! No stories of racism young one? Lol, you're championing it dudes!

[vixeninsertmemehere]

I literally have no clue as to what’s going on in Canada but boy, I sure as hell am scared.

[gregvill]

the auditor general needs to do a complete audit of all members of parliment witiin months not years and do a complete cleanup.

[powerofloveism]

If a Direct abuse of funds is an Error, then open the Prison Gates and let half the Prison Population free. There are people rotting in Cells for the same Errors he and the Prime Minister have committed, willingly, not ignorantly committed.

[mbmferguson]

Richard refers to Edmonton as a big city before Calgary. Calgary is smaller than Montreal like Edmonton is smaller than Calgary.

[borisbadenov]

Trudy and his gang of the Untouchables are a job for the Justice League