# Source note: Democracy Watch / WE Charity SCC TikTok

Date: 2026-07-31

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmariozelaya/video/7668712671549590791?_r=1&_t=ZS-98XCe7bcjs9
Uploader: officialmariozelaya / 6955426257953768454
Description: BREAKING: the Supreme Court just ruled 9 to 0 that the scandal that was buried by one appointee, that used a certain part of the conflict of interest act, was unconstitutional.  The clearing of Justin Trudeau in the WE Charity Scandal, can be challenged in court  #trudeau #wecharity #supremecourt 

Primary legal source: Supreme Court of Canada, Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28, docket 41576, judgment rendered July 30, 2026.

Key verified points:
- The ruling was unanimous: Wagner C.J. with Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. concurring.
- Appeal allowed.
- The matter is remanded to the Federal Court of Appeal.
- The Ethics Commissioner had concluded Trudeau did not contravene the Conflict of Interest Act in two WE Charity funding decisions.
- The SCC did not decide whether Trudeau breached the Act.
- The SCC held political oversight was not an adequate alternative to judicial review.
- The SCC held s. 66 of the COIA cannot bar judicial review on questions of fact and law.

Editorial treatment: social video is a lead; SCC judgment controls. Use “challenge can proceed,” not “Trudeau found guilty.”