Pair of public servants in the middle of ArriveCan allegations appeal to Federal Court to block CBSA review

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Two public servants who were suspended without pay in connection with misconduct allegations in the multi-million-dollar ArriveCan project have appealed to the Federal Court to quash an internal report they say draws 'spurious' links to 'potential criminal activity.

has found some evidence to substantiate further investigation, and that the agency is investigating the possibility of wrongdoing, but has not determined any guilt. The preliminary statements of fact resulting from the internal , submitted a detailed “misconduct report” to the agency's leadership on Nov. 24, 2022, Amir Morv, Botler co-founder, told in a Feb. 6 email. “In this report, we detailed contemporaneous evidence of our interactions with different parties. The report did not cite ‘bribery’ or ‘fraud’ against any party,” Morv wrote.

, through O'Gorman and Lafleur, have demonstrated actual, or a reasonable apprehension of bias.” 'There is no way that anybody could read and not come to the conclusion that there was wrongdoing,' Spiteri said in a Feb. 20 interview with . 'It would make their own mother question their integrity. That's how cleverly crafted it was... This is why we're seeking judicial review.

cost breakdown. Both the House Public Accounts Committee and the Government Operations and Estimates Committee have been investigating how ArriveCan became a nearly $60-million government expense for more than a year. The procurement ombudsman and the auditor general have also conducted their own investigations into the government’s procurement of the app. Hogan’s Feb.

 

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