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House Hansard - 285

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 26, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Feb/26/24 2:20:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that question has already been answered several times. We once again thank the Auditor General of Canada for her important report and her solid recommendations regarding the review of the ArriveCAN app. The findings are troubling. The good news is that most of those recommendations have already been implemented. We will continue to do that for as long as it takes.
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Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/26/24 3:03:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us go back to ArriveCAN. The government developed an app worth a few thousand dollars to make it easier for travellers returning home. There was nothing to alert the Prime Minister or cabinet to. It was a small, inconsequential expense that could be summarized in the department's actions. Then it went up to $10 million, $30 million and $59 million. It seems to me that the Prime Minister and cabinet should have been told at that point. When exactly were the Prime Minister and cabinet informed of the cost overruns associated with ArriveCAN?
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Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • Feb/26/24 3:34:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I note that all parties to the government operations and estimates committee have agreed to this motion so we can get to the bottom of the ArriveCAN scandal. Therefore, I ask that the House gives its consent. I move that the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented earlier in the day, be concurred in.
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Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton, CPC)
  • Feb/26/24 4:57:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my question has to do with the government's departments. It has a whole IT department. It has a whole procurement department that outsources and that looks for help if it needs it. Therefore, with respect to the ArriveCAN app, I want to know why the government decided to outsource the procurement of IT when it has a whole IT department and a whole procurement department.
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