Motion Compelling ArriveCan Witnesses to Testify at Committee Passed in House

A Conservative-led motion that authorizes the arrest of ArriveCan contractors by the sergeant-at-arms if they fail to appear before a parliamentary committee to testify on the app has passed in the House of Commons. “They have 21 days to be scheduled and appear for questioning in the House of Commons for their role in Justin Trudeau’s $60 million [ArriveCan] scandal,” Conservative MP Michael Barrett said on social media following the motion on Feb. 26. “This is an incredible precedent, but it’s an incredible situation.” In the House of Commons on Feb. 27, Conservative MP Kelly McCauley moved the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) report for adoption, which contains the order for executives from ArriveCan contractor GC Strategies to appear at committee. The House of Commons was silent when Assistant Deputy Speaker Alexandra Mendes asked if any MPs were opposed, and the motion was adopted....