Head of GC Strategies Invited Federal Officials to Whisky-Tasting Event to Celebrate ArriveCAN Anniversary: Records

One of the heads of GC Strategies invited federal officials to several meetings at breweries in Ottawa, including an “ArriveCAN Whisky Tasting” event to celebrate the app’s one-year anniversary, according to records obtained by The Globe and Mail during an investigation into ArriveCAN. According to the documents, which The Epoch Times has not independently reviewed, GC Strategies Managing Partner Kristian Firth sent an invitation to four Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials to the whisky-tasting event in April 2021. The event was hosted by the company Thirst Responder Mobile Bar, which holds online events such as cocktail courses. Additionally, the records showed that Mr. Firth sent CBSA officials invitations to restaurants on several occasions in 2019. The email copies were obtained after they were privately presented to the House of Commons Committee on Government Operations (OGGO)....