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ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem

ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem

FromThe Decibel


ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem

FromThe Decibel

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On Wednesday, Kristian Firth became the first person in over a century held in contempt of Parliament and ordered to answer MP questions. It all has to do with the ArriveCan app, which his company, GC Strategies, was awarded millions of dollars to help develop.An Auditor-General’s report estimates the app cost taxpayers $59.5 million and most of the work was outsourced to companies like GC strategies. Why the app cost so much and who got that money has come under scrutiny.Bill Curry, the Globe’s Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, is on the show to tell us about what’s been going on with ArriveCan and what we learned from Kristian Firth’s historic appearance at the House of Commons.Questions? Comments? Ideas? E-mail us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Apr 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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