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House Hansard - 117

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mrs. Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, CPC)
  • Oct/25/22 2:16:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we recently learned the Liberal government spent $54 million on the ArriveCAN app, an application experts say could have been created for $200,000. In a document signed off by the government, we were given a list of companies that were contracted to do the work. Last week, one of those companies came forward, saying it does not do this kind of work and did not receive a penny, proving the Liberals gave false information to Canadians. With two more companies coming forward, we now know millions of dollars are missing. Let us think about that: Millions of dollars over budget and millions of dollars unaccounted for. Canadians know the scandal-ridden Liberal government cannot be trusted. They also know Liberal insiders are the ones who benefit. While transparency and accountability are not the government's strong suit, Canadians have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent and who got rich.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Oct/25/22 2:55:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was a slip of the tongue, but no, we will not forgive them for adding $500 billion to the debt during COVID-19, including $200 billion that had absolutely nothing to do with COVID-19. That is the reality. Let us talk about “ArriveSCANDAL”, the $54-million app that should have cost $250,000. It cost $8 million to do the updates on an app that never worked. The government even claims to have paid millions of dollars to businesses that say they never received a penny. That is the reality. The costly coalition is costing Canadians dearly. Can we have the list of Liberal lottery winners who won millions?
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:56:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am certain that many people here in the House were troubled by the member's previous question, when he criticized Canada's vaccine supply. According to recent figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada, which were validated by other experts, the exceptional vaccine supply that Canadians had access to probably saved about 400,000 lives in Canada over the past year. That is 400,000 people whose lives were saved. We must also take into account the millions of people who would have lost a loved one if Canadians had not made every effort to get vaccinated and to protect themselves, as well as their loved ones.
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