WE Have a Problem! Taking a closer look into Canada's WE Charity Controversy.

In July 2020 Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a funding commitment of $900 Million to the WE Charity to administer bursaries for students who volunteered a certain number of hours.  Critics immediately called out the lack fo transparency around this deal, and other charities were outraged that they were not approached and that all of the eggs went into the WE Charity basket.   

But beyond the finances, there are deeper issues to discuss about the WE Charity and the ME to WE experience, how it shapes images of International Development, and the ways it emotionally connects students to broader issues of global development and inequality.  And Addy Strickland joins GDP to discuss these issues.

Addy Strickland is a fourth year honours student at St. Francis Xavier University studying Development and English. Within her degree, she is researching the roles that art and story play in building and bettering community. Outside the classroom, Addy is also a student journalist, photographer, poet, and activist.

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