Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre today introduced a motion in the House of Commons to audit the federal government’s $54 million spending on the ArriveCan app. “It wasn’t necessary, it didn’t work, and it could have been paid for with only $250,000 instead of $54 million,” Poilievre said of the app in the House of Commons…
Poilievre Introduces Motion to Audit Government’s $54M ArriveCan Spending
Health Canada Spent at Least $1.5M on Police to Help With Quarantine, ArriveCan Compliance
Police resources were diverted from normal duties to help federal public health authorities enforce the Quarantine Act and ArriveCan compliance at airports, The Epoch Times has learned. “Between the end of 2020 to the end of March 2022, $1.5 million was paid for police services at 10 Ports of Entry, including airports and designated quarantine…
ArriveCan Was ‘Optimal Use’ of Taxpayer Dollars, Says Trudeau
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…
Liberal MP Calls for ‘Comprehensive Review’ of His Government’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
A Liberal MP wants a “comprehensive review” of his government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as more “accountability and transparency” are needed to answer to Canadians when it comes to implementing measures that affect the whole nation. “We need a greater level of accountability and transparency. And so in this case, we need the health…
ArriveCan Cost Tourism Industry Billions of Dollars, Witnesses Tell MPs
The ArriveCAN app likely cost Canada’s tourism industry billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to witnesses at a parliamentary hearing. “It’s been hugely impactful and devastating,” said Jim Diodati, mayor of Niagara Falls. He was one of the witnesses at a Tuesday hearing of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade. Diodati…
More Than 1.65 Million Travellers Flaunted ArriveCan Rules
New data shows more than 1.65 million travellers entered Canada this year without using the ArriveCan, which the government had made mandatory to enter into Canada. The use of the app will be made optional starting on Oct. 1. The controversial app required travellers entering Canada to upload proof of vaccination, health, and travel information…
More Than 1.65 Million Travellers Flouted ArriveCan Rules
New data shows more than 1.65 million travellers entered Canada this year without using the ArriveCan, which the government had made mandatory to enter into Canada. The use of the app will be made optional starting on Oct. 1. The controversial app required travellers entering Canada to upload proof of vaccination, health, and travel information…
Expect Serious Delays at Border Due to Staff Shortages If Travel Levels Rise: Union
The head of a union representing Canada’s customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won’t necessarily disappear when use of the controversial ArriveCan app soon becomes optional. Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, warns that if travel volumes start to increase substantially there will…
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