Dalian founder David Yeo told a parliamentary committee ‘in hindsight’ he should have separated himself from the company before taking job
app, was awarded a contract from the Defence Department the same day its founder started working at the department as a full-time public servant.
Auditor-General Karen Hogan’s recent report on ArriveCan said that Dalian had received $7.9-million to work on the app, a pandemic-era project that was intended to help international travellers submit documentation to border officials. Parliament’s review of the project’s $59.5-million price tag,revealed details of the opaque world of procurement in the federal government, where scores of staffing businesses bid on such work and then farm out technical tasks to subcontractors.
That program sets aside some federal contract work specifically for Indigenous businesses. Non-Indigenous businesses can qualify if they are in joint ventures with Indigenous businesses, but the Indigenous partner or Indigenous sub-contractors must perform at least one-third of the work. The Globe and Mail reported in December that Indigenous Services, which is responsible for the program, has never conducted an after-the-fact audit to determine whether Dalian or Coradix followed through on those requirements.
That rule prevents some First Nations people with status under the Indian Act from passing on their status to successive generations, if they parent children with people who aren’t eligible for status.
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