Trudeau’s Popularity Takes a Hit Amid Student-Grant Scandal
- Polls show Canadian PM beginning to suffer from controversy
- Leader again apologizes for ethical lapse in WE decision
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Justin Trudeau parried hostile questions from lawmakers over a mishandled student grant program that’s tarnishing the Canadian prime minister’s reputation.
Trudeau faced the opposition in parliament for the first time since his finance minister was drawn into the scandal, and was accused of rewarding friends in his decision to enlist a charity with ties to his family to oversee a C$900 million ($669 million) fund for students. Trudeau reiterated he should have recused himself.