Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he “made a mistake” by joining in talks for giving a government contract to a charity that paid his family. We Charity was tapped by his government to oversee a C$900m ($664m, £533m) youth volunteer programme in June.

It later emerged that We previously paid Mr Trudeau’s relatives over C$280,000 to speak at events. Mr Trudeau now faces his third ethics commission inquiry in office over the scandal. “I made a mistake for not recusing myself from the discussions immediately, given my family’s history,” Mr Trudeau said Monday. “I should not have been a part of the discussion.” Mr Trudeau has not been paid by the organisation himself, although he has spoken at We events for free. The prime minister said he should have known his family has been paid, since they are frequently hired for professional speaking engagements.(BBC)…[+]