The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) searched the house of Kristian Firth, one of the two partners of GCStrategies, who had won the initial contract for the development of the ArriveCAN application. The latter was summoned to the bar of the House of Commons on Wednesday, a first in more than 100 years in Ottawa.
“There was a search warrant on my property to obtain electronic property in relation to allegations regarding [la firme] Botler,” confirmed Mr. Firth, addressing MEPs.
No citizen has been summoned before the House of Commons since 1913.
This is the most recent spin-off of the ArriveCan program. During a committee appearance in October, IT company Botler AI raised concerns about the contracting processes of Dalian, the second largest recipient of public funds for the ArriveCan project.
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