5 things to know for Wednesday, January 11, 2023 – CTV News

Parliamentarians are calling for scrutiny on the federal government’s contracts with the consulting firm McKinsey and Company, reactions pour in after the release of Prince Harry’s memoir, and parents at a Toronto school are in disbelief after an email was sent with the flag of ISIS.

Here’s what you need to know to start your day:

1. Contracts under fire: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a committee study of the government’s relationship with the consulting firm McKinsey and Company following reports it has been awarded 30 times more money in federal contracts under Justin Trudeau’s Liberals than Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.

2. ‘No coming back’: CTV’s royal commentator Richard Berthelsen weighs in on how Buckingham Palace could respond to the release of Prince Harry’s “Spare.”

3. ‘Disbelief’: Parents are stunned after an email by the principal of a downtown Toronto elementary school to commemorate Somali Heritage Month and Islamic Heritage Month, sent out to hundreds of families, included an image of the ISIS flag.

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