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TORONTO 鈥?WE Charity says it has mutually agreed to suspend its partnerships after a flood of companies announced they were dropping their support for the embattled organization whose founders faced parliamentary hearings on Tuesday.We regret that the disruptive political conversations and inquiry have impacted our stakeholders, WE Charity said in a statement Tuesday that did not specify which partnerships were being suspended.We do not want any of the individuals or organizations who parti
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