Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Emerald Bensadoun
Publication Date: April 17, 2024 - 17:03
Evening Update: RCMP confirm search on home of ArriveCan contractor Kristian Firth
April 17, 2024
Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:The Royal Canadian Mounted Police conducted a search warrant on the Ottawa-area home of one of the central figures in the ArriveCan scandal Tuesday, one day before he was to appear before the House of Commons for a rare admonishment from the Speaker.The home in Woodlawn, Ont. belongs to Kristian Firth, managing partner of two-person IT staffing company GCStrategies. The company received more funding than any other contractor to work on ArriveCan, the mobile app for cross-border travellers that the government launched early in the pandemic. The app ballooned in price and ultimately cost taxpayers $59.5-million, according to an investigation by the Auditor-General.
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