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The managing partner of GC Strategies, the main contractor for the controversial ArriveCan application, says he made a “mistake” by not responding to MP questions at committee, but denied any wrongdoing during his historic testimony in the House of Commons on April 17. “Acknowledging the fact that I am being admonished, making history right now, I think I have acknowledged the fact that I made mistakes in previous committees,” Kristian Firth told MPs.
“The bottom line is that the Canadian government paid more than it should have for a piece of technology. When we lifted the veil on how that happened, we found a system that appears to be rigged in favour of well-connected government insiders. What we're seeing is a symptom of the government contracting out more and more core public services,” Bachrach added. Following Fergus’ admonishment, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon suggested a delay of the proceedings.
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