It’s not a secret anymore: Canada Border Services nabs national dis-honour
Monique Durette2023-05-30T10:17:17-04:00TORONTO, ONT., May. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been recognized as the federal winner in the 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy for its failure to disclose basic information about how the controversy-laden ArriveCan app’s cost to taxpayers ballooned beyond figures disclosed in original public cost estimates. According to an analysis conducted by The Globe and Mail, the pandemic-era public health app cost taxpayers more than $54 million, an amount that was nearly double the amount previously estimated. In addition to the lack of clarity regarding the project’s bloated [...]