The ongoing ArriveCan boondoggle would be farcical if it weren’t for the millions of taxpayer dollars spent.
story detailing how the app was subcontracted by a two-person company to multinational companies was shocking in the way he sought to shrug off his government’s responsibility for this mess.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Well, nice try, but not so fast, prime minister. This is on you. Your government is in charge and it’s unfair and unethical to slough off questions about these contracts to the civil service.The ArriveCan app was designed for travellers to upload their travel documents and vaccine records when returning to Canada. It’s estimated it cost around $54 million to develop.
This is on top of $20 million spent on the practically useless COVID app that used Bluetooth technology to detect exposure to people nearby who had the virus. It could be that no one in the federal government has any expertise in technology and they were all bamboozled by fast-talking tech types. Or it could be taxpayers got taken for a ride.
There’s no law against incompetence. Stupidity, while annoying, is not illegal. All the same, it’s time to call in the cops.Recommended from Editorial
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