QUESTION PERIOD — Public Services and Procurement
Procurement Process
April 18, 2024
Leader, Kristian Firth, the owner of GC Strategies, testified before the House of Commons yesterday after withholding information about his involvement in ArriveCAN. We learned that the Liberal government still hasn’t called for the repayment of taxpayers’ money. The government has the authority to recover that money but it still hasn’t done so. The House of Commons ordered the Liberal government to recover all of the money paid to fraudsters and scam artists.
Senator Gold, what is your government waiting for? When will it get Canadians’ money back?
Thank you for the question. As you know, there are ongoing investigations into every aspect of this project and the involvement of that company and others.
I believe that, once all the investigations are further ahead, if not completed, you’ll have an answer to your question.
Thank you. Speaking of investigations and involvement, we also learned that the RCMP conducted a search of the contractor’s office yesterday. The search warrant was related to a proposal sent to the Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, and the Liberal Party of Canada’s campaign director, Jeremy Broadhurst. Previously, The Globe and Mail reported that a business partner had sent a text message to Mr. Firth, which read:
Contact was not able to offer context but be ready for questions if asked . . .
What is the relationship between GC Strategies and the Liberal Party of Canada?
Thank you for the question. In light of the investigation and the search that you mentioned, the government is unable — It would be inappropriate for the government to respond further to these questions because investigations are under way.
