Conservatives blast Liberals for “ArriveSCAM” app after scathing AG report

Speaking during question period on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and other Conservative MPs accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of spending “over $60 million on an ArriveSCAM app that we didn't need [and] didn't work.” Poilievre’s comments came after the release of an Auditor General report on the controversial ArriveCAN app, which was introduced in April 2020 as a way to manage travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc responded by saying that “The moment there were allegations around cost overruns or inappropriate contracting practices, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) immediately began an internal audit and made the appropriate referrals to the appropriate authorities. We take the obligation to manage taxpayers' money very seriously.”
Minister of Public Services Jean-Yves Duclos added that some of the report's recommendations have already been or will soon be implemented, and that the federal government is “fully committed to continuing to ensure that contracts are deliver in a fair, efficient and transparent manner.”
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh also criticized the development of the ArriveCAN app, accusing the Liberal government of making “garbage decisions” on an app that “no one uses” while “Canadians are struggling with their groceries and their rent.”
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[@ShihTzu_Puppies]

Anytime a new scandal occurs trudeau is conveniently absent from parliament

[@MrLaventurier]

Anyone know where Justin was during question period? Oh I know, probably asking some friends on an obsure island for job referals come october 2025.

[@mikepurdue7472]

​@@MrLaventurierprobably Epsteins island.

[@adamstilwell4209]

He's off on his carbon tax free jet somewhere.

[@EyeSee4.8]

​@@adamstilwell4209 Actually Canadian Taxpayers fork out money for carbon credits.

[@General_Artorius]

He's out digging holes to hide the money.

[@YegRon]

Next time the CRA decides to audit my charitable donations, can I just tell them I can’t find the receipts? Sounds like that excuse holds water now.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

Not for plebs

[@josephsmith594]

You can tell them you’re doing “an internal audit”. 😂

[@mitchryan5468]

Only for government

[@victorlee2398]

@@mitchryan5468 Only if your last name is Trudeau. He got elected due to his last name and looks. Ban women from voting.

[@codyaucoin3412]

Just say that you did your own audit and it doesn't match theirs, so you believe your audit is more valid than theirs.

[@B7007]

Sad part is this is just one of many corrupt situations with the current government.

[@Aitch-102]

or just canaduh in general.

[@chaseliu5011]

the sad part is this country allows it

[@MrWallace484]

This is not acceptable!

[@cosmoray9750]

The worst part is no one goes to jail. whoops....nothing to see here. Spending tax payers money like a drunken sailor.

[@HECK349]

Has the trudope government ever done anything acceptable. lol😊

[@joesouting]

Trudeau the biggest clown in history

[@FloydRunner2049]

Building on the past scams by the Cons, like the on and out scandal. Harper needed proroguing and Mulcair. PP takes 3.5 mill a year for Stornaway with its private chef and so on and so on. Cons paid corps after 2008’s global market crash and taxpayers cover that bill. All political parties waste money and pay off their friends and families.

[@kenlam4978]

that's why his wife chose other man

[@artenman]

He's up there with Biden, Trump and Kamala lol. They're all an infection.

[@Friskyrabbitdatingservice]

@@kenlam4978Which one the black dude she hooked up with and got covid at that event thing😂😂😂 and they split not that long after

[@marthacanady9441]

Nope. Biden still holds that title. Trudeau can be next in line.

[@claytonhedstrom9464]

where is the money they stole

[@tailgyp]

Offshore lol

[@puckitguy1]

In JTs bank account off shore.

[@BDee3126]

Already spent in Florida.

[@on2thenextthing]

Somewhere. - Liberal response

[@DR-nw7xn]

It's in Jamaica 🇯🇲 😅

[@MasterChef843]

we need investigations, convictions, and jail time. Not for some routine staffer fall guy, but the people who profited. What is to stop any other government from coming in and doing the same, if there are no consequences? It seems the only consequences are for tax payers who won't pay taxes to this criminal enterprise

[@franklininterviewsvancouve8605]

RCMP leadership is under direct control and influence from these same criminals. That's one of the biggest problems us Canadians will face getting justice with this. Unreal, shocking corruption.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

There is only one government... The puppet masters

[@dy6682]

I want GC Strategies to be held accountable to the public .

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

@@dy6682 🤨😂😂😂 even more laughable than normal accountability

[@DavidGregson-l7i]

Another liberal liar

[@marcosquartec5073]

Him and the people involved in that scam should pay us back with their money out of Thier pockets!!

[@OmniFilm-dk8ox]

I DO NOT GET Jughead He stand up criticizes the very Govt he is supporting in coalition If he wanted to do something , why not stop supporting the Govt and join the Cons and call for election

[@YegRon]

Because he doesn’t want to risk losing his golden pension. Plus, the NDP coffers are empty.

[@SeawayCentre-ih2lg]

​@@YegRonWell he might want to think again about his decision because the NDP will no longer exist if he doesn't soon call for a non confidence vote.

[@nickicalzetta4588]

Jagmeet is a joke. Pension pension and pension. That’s all he care about

[@eazyb7974]

​@@YegRon He is WEF.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

He wants his pension.. also all 3 are one big w.e.f party under Klaus swabs. Wake up lol.

[@svanderploeg1070]

The people responsible need to be charged and jailed

[@danwaddell3255]

Yes ,, Trudeau first.. start at the top and work they're way down.

[@africanchild6130]

Canada neither charge nor jail the privileged of which Trudeau is one of them

[@wongjefx980]

Charged with what? They should loose their job, but unless a crime was committed, and investigated, then no.

[@devinfraser9795]

Never happen .

[@on2thenextthing]

​@@wongjefx980if you've been through the bid and tender process, you know this is fraud. They should be investigated, charged and assets should be seized. This is fraud without a doubt.

[@Maxmulham]

I can already hear Jagmeet right now. "We relunctantly supported this application"😂😂

[@puckitguy1]

I hate paying taxes in Canada for these reason. No accountability , no accounting year after year, report after report it just gets worse.

[@on2thenextthing]

Cash is looking more attractive everyday.

[@copscrooksonline9184]

@@on2thenextthing What do you mean? Most employers send the cheques electronically to you through banks now. What am i suppose to do?

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

Yup my city just got scammed 1.5 million. Idk about u but I have never been scammed that much before

[@anonhuman4178]

It is the WORSE. I dont mind paying taxes for the prosperity of the nation but NOT when its recklessly pissed away and there is zero respect for the hard working people who generate those taxes by exchanging time away from family for income.

[@kenmcalpine2215]

True. But, aren't you happy paying these M.P. salaries and retirement funds? I know I am. LOL

[@Icecold0505]

What an absolute joke ArriveCAN was as an app. That’s before they paid 60M for a 50K app.

[@franklininterviewsvancouve8605]

I think people forget about how much the app it's self was a barely usable waste of time train wreck. And a major intrusion on our privacy as private Citizens.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

You think it was about an app sad.

[@RobertPage-e6t]

Eight years of bankrupt is he worth it. Canada😢😢😢

[@jayy3291]

Jagmeat still supporting Trudeau, with his support Trudeau already ruin this great nation. Next election I hope Canadians will think twice before voting for Jagmeat NDP. ""Pierre Poilievre for Prime minister💙💙💙💙💙💙💙""

[@on2thenextthing]

The quality of people in this country voting liberal and NDP give me no hope for the future of Canada.

[@josephsmith594]

@@on2thenextthing Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

[@lunamaria1048]

This is why civil wars happen

[@chrisharty3627]

​​@@josephsmith594I'll be holding the door for Trudeau and plaguemeet Singh when they're leaving parliament

[@jimmy_angel1]

When a person or group - or Government try's to make communist rule or changes to Canada of such as overreach oue any signs of TAKE OVER and the Constitution in unfavorable manner This is considered a Terrorist act and interferes with our normal way of life with out People approval ( (election ) is Communism and this is a Prison time and trial should be done and held until this is met ---

[@MrHuntermikey]

Pay back the money Trudeau

[@anthonyrader3466]

Jagmeet, sit down. Shut up. I know it's hard to believe, but most Canadians find you equally culpable due to your undying support for the Liberals. You are not the opposition. You don't have the right to question.

[@franklininterviewsvancouve8605]

Facts brother. Canada unite. Canada stand up.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

The opinion is pretty much the same or worse when it comes to jag. Atleat Trudeau can blame bi-polar or something.

[@alexedelweiss3267]

He's a clown.

[@chaki7137]

Why was the coward not there today answering questions ? not that he would. Anyway, I agree the guys who took all that money should pay it back , if you and I did it on our income tax, we’d have to pay it back with interest and penalties so they should not be exempt it was a fraud!

[@hamzay8805]

How is no one in jail for this ? An average Canadian will have their whole credit score turns to ZERO for owing CRA 5$

[@on2thenextthing]

A tax lawyer in Canada recently told me the CRA is a very abusive organization with far too much power. If anyone knows, they do.

[@anonhuman4178]

And how far we have come from Trudeau attacking a CPC MP in 2014 for finding a $16 glass of orange juice on an expense report.

[@originalotrex]

If you had a member of your house quietly running up your credit cards without the ability to account for what they've purchased or where the money went, you'd throw that person out of your house. Let's throw this Prime Minister out of the House.

[@ShihTzu_Puppies]

Jagmeet Singh yelling at the Liberals and then just voting along with them stfu

[@donnarocha4043]

Wow scary, PM definitely needs to resign, does this mean non government workers have personal information?

[@ShihTzu_Puppies]

Who will be fired? Who will be jailed? NOOOOOO BODYYYYY!!!

[@shawnsteinman2001]

Exactly like Bad Boys. Who gets a refund? NoooooBody......

[@Blue-moon12]

There is zero accountability. Nobody will lose their job or pay a price. Another issue that will be old news by next week unfortunately.

[@stevegesner8835]

Even incredibly poor project management would have flagged issues once the spending hit $1.0mm. Yet nothing came to light until the price tag ballooned into the stratosphere. This is incompetence at the Gold Medal level. Had this travestry occurred in the private sector, the CEO and several other executives would be on the streets. Perhaps this is why Mr. Trudeau avoided the private sector as he couldn't deal with the accountability.

[@on2thenextthing]

This entire bid and tender process is already in place and has been for years. They circumvented the system and committed fraud. They should be charged and assets should be seized. We want our money back.

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

It was by design

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

​@@on2thenextthingif someone bids $1 under the bid before it opens... Then it's not opening for bids.

[@PEGCITYBOMBER]

We need more audits of OUR money. This is sickening

[@randyf1876]

Prime Minister Pierre Poilievre. He is a real leader.

[@Donnie-sh9md]

People like the vaccine passport and what that did to people. It gave them a sense of moral superiority no matter what the financial cost was. If there is lack of outrage out there , this would explain it

[@magdarosson6579]

now are dying full vaccinated People

[@ShihTzu_Puppies]

At work I need to get a purchase requisition, then a PO which is then approved by manager to spend $1000...but Public Sector seems like they just do whatever

[@1ABNDT]

Where is the corrupt "Ndp/Bloc/Grn" on this dibacal. Again holding water

[@YegRon]

At this point they’re basically just different wings of the Liberal party.

[@MangoJuiceCanada]

Jagmeet singh literally just had a 2 minute session talking about this in this VIDEO. what video are you watching?

[@dirkiedoos8577]

Jagmeet must be proud of his Liberal alliance. ☺️

[@1ABNDT]

@@dirkiedoos8577 Trudolphs towel boy is glowing with pride

[@dannall7855]

40 million Canadians are now owed 1.5 million each. Money should come directly out of the Libranos bank account. Then these crooks should be jailed.

[@jay_g9981]

It's $1.5 dollar for each Canadian,if you want put it that way.

[@Pistonbilly]

No, imagine if the two guys in the basement turn out to be old college buddies of Justin’s.

[@Neonlike0]

When are they getting our money back from their rich friends? All the people who went to whiskey tastings and took gifts should be identified and fired from public service immediately.

[@linejumper8204]

But this is how the budget balances itself, just give the guy another eight years.

[@PFPTHEGREATEST]

Zero is a balance

[@chrisvilleneuve3089]

Lawsuits are going to drive that price tag well over a hundred million dollars. Sue them personally.

[@puckitguy1]

JT loves to collect Canadians money but he has no idea where it goes or how it's spent and worst of all no accountability !

[@dsbarclayeng1]

These are not 'cost over-runs' this a fraudulent scam where people took money who did nothing at all.

[@watching-the-watchers55]

The ArriveScam App hurt Toronto's Pearson International and Montreal's Trudeau airports the most. Both cities are Liberal strongholds. Maybe they learned their lessons.

[@HR-sg7ug]

It looks no action at any circumstance coming out of this parliament! Such a joke.

[@truthshallprevailonearth]

More that Trudeau its Jagmit who is to blame....

[@TomHull-k6y]

Where are the NDP 😢

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

On vacation with Trudeau with OUR tax dollars

[@diadlo777]

Everyone who signed those checks and received them need to be put in prison...

[@deltanu3330]

Jagmeet needs to have the balls and call a non confidence vote.

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

He wants his pension, only reason why he is still with Trudeau is to get a big paycheck from the government for the rest of his life, he gives up the coalition he loses that paycheck, hes a corrupt politician just like Trudeau

[@dwes49]

Their smugness. Every. Single. Time.

[@bryanmarks608]

Who’s getting fired?

[@satkarandhillon3540]

The hypocrisy of Sellout Singh, to criticize the Liberals when he is single-handedly keeping them in power (to the detriment of the entire country) is too much.

[@virdi1992]

This is criminal.

[@hunter5369]

How about the nine plus billion dollars plus interest sent to Ukraine putting us in debt for generations

[@terryk19]

If you would be little bit more smarter/educated you would at least google it/double check this information. Around $8billion were a loans which will eventually be repaid with interest. Some of the free aid never happened like anti defence system that was promised but never purchased. If you do not know something and listen to what your Busch beer buddies saying when they drunk it’s better to keep quiet.

[@hunter5369]

@@terryk19 you a, zelensky bot 😂😂😂

[@jesseswarbrick7895]

​@terryk19 eventually be repaid with interest by who? And how will this be repaid? Smh

[@valhalla.technical]

@@terryk19”anti defence system” Wanna try that again? 😂

[@terryk19]

@@valhalla.technical well defence system my mistake. But it does not change a fact that freaking Trudeu managed even to overpromise with loans and never deliver what he promise almost 2 years ago. And it does not change a fact that Ukraine actually never defaulted on any Canadian offered debt. And that most of you do not proof fact what has been promised with what has been delivewred. It is publically available information that most of help are loans. I have neighbours like that on street who don't know much but freaking complain the most. And the worst they never vote but always complain.

[@pauls9844]

How long until Jag’s pension kicks in so we can finally have our election?

[@MrLaventurier]

February or march 2025.

[@Dreadnought16]

This is just disgusting

[@luissalinas1591]

Enough of Trudeau!!!🤮

[@STEVEARABIA1]

How many scandals is this now? I’ve lost track. There needs to be criminal consequences, and a new government. Our country has gone horribly backwards in the last 8 years.

[@chrislloyd4984]

Stop this madness. Get rid of Trudeau now.

[@glintrhmj]

we need them to pay every cent back that they stole. Pierre for PM

[@toddrolfson1789]

PP for PM! 🇨🇦

[@mqii]

They let it get to 60million before doing anything about it. Should have caught this well before it snowball to such figures…

[@bullet996]

We want the 60+ million dollars back.

[@ludmilamanweiler5986]

Singh is Trudeau’s buddy 😂

[@ShihTzu_Puppies]

I worked for the Ontario govt and they'd give me a ttc token to travel between offices but if I was going hone after I was not allowed to get another token. But 60million with no accounting! Jail!!

[@JohnDoeSr]

It was never about protecting people

[@dy6682]

All the contractors involved in the ArriveCAN should be held accountable to the public . This money must be refunded.

[@danypell2517]

COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT leadership. It must be so chaotic internally (in the Gov). Trudeau can't manage anything. Do NOT elect a "charmer", look for management competence.

[@adamt5022]

Trudeau needs to resign

[@elephantom12]

These people waste our money with zero accountability, and then give themeelves hundreds of thousands of dollar bonuses. Bananada not Canada

[@alisonmartel5374]

Will Justin Trudeau be held to account then? Can we fire him???

[@lockhart1895]

This is like the tenth time these clowns give the same excuses

[@anonhuman4178]

Thinking back at the outrage JT had over the $16 glass of orange juice during the Harper years.

[@jonathantable1316]

Seems JT's idea of making it fair is to ensure were all paying $16 a glass for the rest of our lives.

[@chansevigen1328]

Vote Poillievre folks 🇨🇦 Let’s end the insanity

[@bradbesco6595]

Imagine what this country could be if it wasn’t run by corrupt cleptocrats in Ottawa and Montreal.

[@virdi1992]

I hate being a Canadian now. I just want to get out of here.

[@copscrooksonline9184]

lmao i know right..

[@scottnixon9236]

Nothing on the Calgary Media outlets about this. Its hilarious. Hide Liberals, hide !!

[@burningblue1254]

As soon as this came to light they immediately switch the people involved to other departments. This government couldn't manage a kool-aid stand.

[@dy6682]

Every contractor who profited from this scam must be identified, investigated and face jail time if guilty .

[@brettthomas5605]

Hold somebody to account??? For the last nine years nobody has been held to account! You got to laugh when you see Jarmeet Singh stand up and criticize the same government his party has been propping up all this time!!

[@ChristopherShaskin]

Trudeau, please never resign. I am a Conservative. And I want to run against you. Forever

[@MyTrapperMom]

Thanks for sharing Global...time for our 'Crime Minister to resign...

[@blaze1420666]

When will it be enough? If any one of us did this we would be in jail.

[@schwags1969]

The Lieberals need to stop using the word transparent. And who are they going to throw under the bus this time?

[@spokenone1321]

We should all refuse to pay taxes. That is the first step. I never understood. Our income gets maximum taxation every pay period. Whatever is left is still taxed on every other expense. Yet we file our taxes and most times don't get back anything. They will let you know you actually owe the CRA. It just keeps getting worse.

[@kavousniamir2375]

If people responsible for this, the IT xontractor and the government officials in charge, are not put in jail for a long long time, I as a liberal supporter would disown the party for the rest of my life!

[@nickchristoforou7850]

WAS a Liberal supporter, but Trudeau and his cronies make me vomit on pretty much everything.

[@sharleneharper]

This government is so corrupt, they need to go. Freeland is such a piece of work, her stupid chirping in the background is so annoying

[@rickbaker8188]

Conservatives have their own scandals and the list is a mile long. Let's start with the F-35 affair and go from there, shall we.

[@98wongjf]

When something is 50% over budget, heck when something double the cost, we can call it cost overrun. But when something cost 750% more, then it’s not cost overrun. It’s handout.

[@nickchristoforou7850]

pickpocket

[@illyrian89]

Not 750%, 750 times bigger is 75000%

[@DRPL766]

Sue GC Strategies, the subcontractors, the CBSA, the Health Minister and the Public Health Minister

[@mayrac8680]

Well would you look at that. After fighting with public health at the airport about ArriveCan and being told that I'm young and shouldn't listen to the internet as if I can't think for myself. Have police lay hands on me and threaten my mother who did ArriveCan for herself, to public health taking pictures of our passports on his cellphone without informing us what the use of that was for (mind you in front of officers), to officers agreeing with me but "we're just doing our job" only for Canadians to find out what a scam this truly was...are Canadians finally waking up to this stupidity?

[@shanedowney6503]

Voting liberal isnt worth the cost to canadians ...the facts dont lie!!!

[@One_Guy]

This Liberal NDP BLOC government needs to come to an end already!

[@chrislush9462]

Here’s a radical idea. If a product doesn’t work why not return it for a refund? The refund can go to Canadians in the form of a cheque.

[@thomascoulthard9430]

How about an audit of the friend who paid his Jamaica vacation.

[@JoshuaKnowbuddy-gm1ez]

Canada is being held hostage

[@rfastkats924]

If it wasn't for the whistleblowers would the Canadian tax payer ever know this went on?

[@corce209]

Unfortunately, this government has failed Canadians time and time again.

[@luvsracin87]

This is amazing to watch. I'm American and I wish our politicians could do this.

[@WhirlyPearly]

But they still made Canadians try to use the ridiculous nonfunctional, occasional functional, often frozen but always stalling our citizens and holding us up in Customs for hours. Working Canadians at that point just wanting to come home to their families.

[@dianafriske1529]

So its just the same old we will do better next time phony baloney and no one will be held accountable. Enough is enough!! It should not have happened in the first place!! Get our money back!!

[@andygrenn680]

At this point I can’t keep up…Far too much to take in!

[@dhosquet]

Sit down Jughead...just sit down. Take yr pension and quietly go away.

[@MonsieurSerj]

That period of time was full of scams!!

[@dracorpgroup]

Why do we Canadians not have an impeachment process as the Americans do?

[@torbreww]

Exactly who pocketed the cash??? Is it that hard to find out?

[@hari2utube2]

OMG, Canadian parliament just has become a laughing playground. How come JT is not impeached yet??😮