Feds Suspend Security Status of Company at Centre of ArriveCan Scandal

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) says it has suspended the security status of GC Strategies, the company at the heart of the ArriveCan scandal. The suspension bars GC Strategies from participating in all federal procurements with security requirements. The move follows PSPC’s November 2023 decision to suspend the company from participating in its procurement processes. The suspensions are not permanent but will remain in place “until further notice,” said PSPC in a March 6 statement. The department said it has a framework to “prevent, detect and respond to situations of potential wrongdoing and to safeguard the integrity, fairness, openness and transparency of the federal procurement system.”...