ArriveCan contractor found in contempt of Parliament, ordered to appear before the House

Kristian Firth, a partner with GC Strategies, appears before a House of Commons committee on Oct. 22, 2022.

MPs agreed to a motion Monday that found GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth in contempt of Parliament for refusing to answer certain questions during a House government operations committee appearance last month. MPs agreed to a motion Monday that found GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth in contempt of Parliament for refusing to answer certain questions during a House government operations committee appearance last month.

The motion, adopted by unanimous consent after nearly a full day of debate, orders Firth to appear after question period on Wednesday, April 17. That same report found that GC Strategies was involved in developing requirements that were later used for an ArriveCan contract. That contract — valued at $25 million — was later awarded to GC Strategies, the report says.

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