Judge Dismisses Request by Suspended Border Services Managers to Rescind ArriveCan Report

Published on May 30, 2024

A legal attempt by two suspended federal employees to quash an investigator’s preliminary report that alleged criminal wrongdoing on ArriveCan has been dismissed by a federal judge. Antonio Utano and Cameron MacDonald, who were previously employed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and responsible for the initial execution and delivery of the ArriveCan application, were both suspended from their government positions without pay on Jan. 11 over misconduct allegations. They have not been charged with any crime to date. The men had asked the court for a judicial review of the preliminary report that led to their suspension, and an interim injunction on the report until the review could be completed....