CBSA president says there's 'a lack of transparency' in ArriveCan contract relationships

The president of the Canada Border Services Agency told a parliamentary committee Tuesday that there was a lack of transparency in the contracting process used to create the controversial ArriveCan app.

"As I have gone through this material and the information that has come to light, I've had that question as well," O'Gorman said. "I don't have insight into those commercial relationships but I understand that there's a lack of transparency in explaining those relationships.

O'Gorman said the $500 contract was for only one day and only allowed Ossowski to access his emails from the time and to request documents related to his role in ArriveCan. O'Groman said that if hiring Barrett for his one-day contract turns out to have been unnecessary, "that's on me."

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