‘Fairly Common’ for Public Servants to Get Gov’t Contracts, Says ArriveCan Supplier

A key ArriveCan contractor told MPs it’s “fairly common” for federal employees to have side jobs as government contractors. David Yeo made the comments during his appearance before the Public Accounts Committee on March 19, where he faced questions on whether he worked a federal contractor while continuing employment at his company, Dalian Enterprises. “I have been around the department forever. Everybody has their day-to-day work, and maybe they have a little side gig at night doing something else,” Mr. Yeo said, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. Mr. Yeo told the committee that he was not an employee of the Department of National Defence (DND) when he founded Dalian in 2002, but was a contractor providing IT services to the DND. He said in September 2023, long after ArriveCan had been completed, that his role changed from a consultant providing professional security services to a public service employee....