House of Commons Passes Motion for Government to Publish Full Cost of ArriveCan

The House of Commons passed a Conservative motion calling for the Liberal government to publish the full cost of the ArriveCan app by March 18. “Canadians deserve the truth from Justin Trudeau and now he will be forced to provide it,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a press conference following the Feb. 28 vote. The motion called for the federal government to provide a report detailing the “complete direct and associated costs” of the ArriveCan application, which was used to check the COVID-19 vaccination status of people crossing into Canada. The Liberal government is asked to include the total costs of paying contractors and subcontractors who worked on the app; managing and storing data for the app; developing and testing the app’s software; managing call centres used for the app; communicating with travellers via email and text messages; conducting market and opinion research; and advertising, conducting public relations, and promoting the app....