Conservatives blast Liberals for “ArriveSCAM” app after scathing AG report

Speaking during question period on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and other Conservative MPs accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of spending “over $60 million on an ArriveSCAM app that we didn't need [and] didn't work.” Poilievre’s comments came after the release of an Auditor General report on the controversial ArriveCAN app, which was introduced in April 2020 as a way to manage travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc responded by saying that “The moment there were allegations around cost overruns or inappropriate contracting practices, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) immediately began an internal audit and made the appropriate referrals to the appropriate authorities. We take the obligation to manage taxpayers' money very seriously.”

Minister of Public Services Jean-Yves Duclos added that some of the report's recommendations have already been or will soon be implemented, and that the federal government is “fully committed to continuing to ensure that contracts are deliver in a fair, efficient and transparent manner.”

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh also criticized the development of the ArriveCAN app, accusing the Liberal government of making “garbage decisions” on an app that “no one uses” while “Canadians are struggling with their groceries and their rent.”

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