ArriveCan accountability remains top question as federal spending watchdog says she found ‘disappointing failures’ everywhere she looked

Canadians will lose faith in institutions if there are no consequences, says Aaron Wudrick. But it should be bureaucrats—not ministers—who wear the procurement failings, according to former PSPC ADM Alan Williams.
Auditor General Karen Hogan's Feb. 12 report found 'glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices' throughout the ArriveCan development and implementation.

With evidence of mismanagement and a lack of transparency uncovered by the auditor general's report on the multi-million dollar ArriveCan app, experts are questioning where accountability lies and who should be held responsible for substantial cost overruns and oversight fai...

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