WE Charity paid over US$600,000 to American political consulting firms, including one linked to the Republican Party that specializes in “combative media training,” according to tax documents.Internal Revenue Service filings for the fiscal year ending in August 2019 show the U.S.
arm of the Toronto-based charity paid three firms a total of US$605,853, including $130,000 to Firehouse Strategies. What is the WE Charity scandal and who are the Kielburger brothers?
That firm was founded in 2016 by three veterans of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign, and has been a regular pollster for that political party.Although the Firehouse website says the firm’s team “curates authentic content from media sources and influencers trusted.