The federal government’s $54 million spending on the ArriveCan app was an “optimal use” of taxpayer dollars, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “The amount includes, of course, much more than the developer’s fees,” Trudeau said of ArriveCan’s cost during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 19. “It’s extra services, the IT services,…
Creating ArriveCan Cost Just $80K of Total $54M Price Tag, Says CBSA
Creating and launching the ArriveCan app in April 2020 cost the federal government just $80,000, but other factors such as maintenance and operating costs shot total spending up to $54 million, says the Canada Border Services Agency. “The $54M we expect to have spent by March 31, 2023, was not just budgeted and spent on…
House Committee Votes Against Questioning Ministers About ArriveCan’s $54 Million Cost
MPs on the House of Commons Government Operations and Estimates Committee voted Monday not to question Liberal cabinet ministers about the federal government’s reported $54 million spending on creating and maintaining the ArriveCan app. Put forward by Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, the motion sought to have the committee spend six meetings questioning officials including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino…
3D-printed ‘Ghost Guns’ Seized in BC Interior After Parts Intercepted in Mail: CBSA
Border officers report so-called “ghost guns” made from 3D-printed parts have been seized in the B.C. Interior, after international deliveries were intercepted at mail centres in Vancouver and Toronto. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that officers executed a search warrant in West Kelowna on April 27 in relation to the smuggled…
BC Ends Immigration Detention Deal With Feds, Citing Pursuit of ‘Social Justice and Equity’
British Columbia says it is ending its immigration detention arrangement with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In a press release on July 21, the B.C. government says it is ending its deal with the CBSA to hold immigration detainees in provincial correctional centres. Mike Farnworth, the province’s public safety minister and solicitor general, said…
Canada’s Bill S-7 Fails to Protect Travellers’ Personal Privacy: Civil Rights Group
A new Senate bill that would allow Canadian border agents to examine contents stored on travellers’ personal digital devices if an officer has “reasonable general concern” sets a low standard that fails to protect individual privacy, a civil rights group says. Bill S-7, the Liberal government’s proposed legislation that seeks to amend the Customs Act and…
Border Workers Start Job Action as Contract Negotiations Continue: Union
The union representing 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers says some job actions began Friday as bargaining with the government continued. “Our bargaining team representing CBSA employees has been in mediation with CBSA and Treasury all night and through to this morning, and we’re giving them a bit more time to negotiate at the table,”…
Canadian Border Workers Vote in Favour of Striking as Soon as Aug. 6, Union Says
Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border with the United States next month after members of a union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing the federal government’s reopening plans. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union announced Tuesday…
Ontario Parents Charged for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs in Own Luggage, Children’s Suitcase
Two parents have been charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle over 100 kilograms of drugs in their luggage and one of their children’s suitcases at Toronto Pearson International Airport. On Feb. 7, Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers searched the family—two adults and two children, aged 10 and 12—after they arrived from Montego Bay, Jamaica….
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