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As the ArriveCan scandal unfolds, the ripple effects from the federal government's cautionary actions are being felt throughout the industry, which experts predict may slow down business. Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced new measures on March 20 to strengthen oversight, and prevent misconduct and fraud in federal procurement processes.
’s Integrity Regime. The new measures come amid a dozen investigations, including those led by two parliamentary committees and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police into allegations of procurement misconduct surrounding the ArriveCan application.
also announced on March 20 it had detected “several fraudulent billing schemes” by three private contractors in the information technologies sector working on federal contracts, with payments totalling nearly $5-million. What will the new measures do? Paul Lalonde, who leads Dentons Canada's public procurement practice, said it's not clear to him how much the new measures would affect business practices. Paul Lalonde, leader of the public procurement practice at Dentons Canada.
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