Justin Trudeau Says He Initially Balked at Contract Award to Charity

OTTAWA—In a bid to defuse a weekslong controversy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned Thursday he initially challenged authorities officers once they really helpful awarding a profitable authorities contract to a charity with monetary ties to his household.

During uncommon testimony by a sitting prime minister at a parliamentary listening to, Mr. Trudeau mentioned he initially balked when officers really helpful in early May that WE Charity ought to handle a student-grant program budgeted at 900 million Canadian {dollars} ($670 million). Under…