Bill Curry

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More than half of Canadians say Trudeau should be replaced as Liberal Party leader, poll shows

More than half of Canadians say Trudeau should be replaced as Liberal Party leader, poll shows

A new poll shows a majority of Canadians say the Liberal Party should be led by someone other than Prime...

Ottawa disputes ArriveCan contractor’s claims in response to lawsuit

Ottawa disputes ArriveCan contractor’s claims in response to lawsuit

The federal government is disputing an IT staffing firm’s claims in a lawsuit that says it has been unfairly suspended...

Ottawa refers three new cases of alleged contracting ‘time theft’ to RCMP

Ottawa refers three new cases of alleged contracting ‘time theft’ to RCMP

The federal government has referred three new cases of alleged contracting fraud to the RCMP and said further referrals can...

Poll shows Canadians have generational divide on new federal spending

Poll shows Canadians have generational divide on new federal spending

Canadians are divided over whether the Liberal government should target specific age groups for new spending in the fall economic...

Senior officials reject allegation that employee linked to ArriveCan was told to lie to investigators

Senior officials reject allegation that employee linked to ArriveCan was told to lie to investigators

Senior federal Procurement Department officials are rejecting accusations from an employee linked to the controversial ArriveCan project that they pressed...

NDP defends use of Palestinian flag on Montreal by-election flyer

NDP defends use of Palestinian flag on Montreal by-election flyer

Conservative MPs attacked the NDP Sunday over a Montreal by-election flyer that shows the NDP candidate in front of a...

Federal government planning sharp cut to low-wage stream of temporary foreign worker program, sources say

Federal government planning sharp cut to low-wage stream of temporary foreign worker program, sources say

The federal government is planning to sharply cut the low-wage stream of the temporary foreign worker program back to prepandemic...

MPs vote to obtain recording of ‘hostile’ investigative interview as part of ArriveCan study

MPs vote to obtain recording of ‘hostile’ investigative interview as part of ArriveCan study

Members of Parliament studying the ArriveCan controversy voted unanimously Thursday to order the government to hand over a recording of...

Trudeau’s office declines to comment on letter from Liberal MPs requesting national caucus meeting

Trudeau’s office declines to comment on letter from Liberal MPs requesting national caucus meeting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office declined to comment Sunday on a letter signed by several MPs calling for an immediate...

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark calls for Justin Trudeau to be replaced

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark calls for Justin Trudeau to be replaced

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to be replaced and suggested MPs begin having private...

Two former Liberal ministers say Trudeau should resign following Toronto by-election loss

Two former Liberal ministers say Trudeau should resign following Toronto by-election loss

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls from two Chrétien-era Liberal cabinet ministers to step down as party leader, with...

Multiple criminal investigations into federal contracting underway, RCMP reveals

Multiple criminal investigations into federal contracting underway, RCMP reveals

The RCMP is conducting more than half a dozen criminal investigations into federal contracting, the national police force revealed Tuesday...

Auditor-General finds ‘frequent disregard’ for contracting rules in Ottawa’s McKinsey spending

Auditor-General finds ‘frequent disregard’ for contracting rules in Ottawa’s McKinsey spending

Federal departments and Crown corporations showed a “frequent disregard” for contracting rules as they awarded global consulting firm McKinsey &...

Border agency director said he regrets accepting contractor’s invite to ArriveCan whiskey tasting

Border agency director said he regrets accepting contractor’s invite to ArriveCan whiskey tasting

A federal border agency director said he regrets being among a small number of agency officials who accepted an invitation...

Three firms tied to ArriveCan app got $1-billion in federal contracts, Ottawa reveals

Three firms tied to ArriveCan app got $1-billion in federal contracts, Ottawa reveals

Three government contractors involved in developing the ArriveCan app have received hundreds of federal contracts worth more than $1-billion over...

Internal review of federal contracting uncovers $5-million in fraudulent billing by private contractors, Ottawa says

Internal review of federal contracting uncovers $5-million in fraudulent billing by private contractors, Ottawa says

An internal review of federal contracting has found nearly $5-million in fraudulent billing by three private subcontractors, prompting the government...

ArriveCan vendor won Defence contract on the day founder joined public service

ArriveCan vendor won Defence contract on the day founder joined public service

Dalian Enterprises, one of the vendors hired by the federal government to work on its troubled ArriveCan app, was awarded...

ArriveCan faces more scrutiny as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner opens investigation

ArriveCan faces more scrutiny as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner opens investigation

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway is launching an investigation into alleged wrongdoing related to the ArriveCan app, as well...

ArriveCan contractor says its president joined public service after app work was complete

ArriveCan contractor says its president joined public service after app work was complete

ArriveCan contractor Dalian Enterprises says its president, David Yeo, became a Department of National Defence employee only last year after...

Mayors concerned Trudeau won’t deliver promised long-term infrastructure deal in 2024 budget

Mayors concerned Trudeau won’t deliver promised long-term infrastructure deal in 2024 budget

Canada’s mayors are expressing concern that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t deliver a promised long-term infrastructure deal in the upcoming...

Poilievre said MPs from other parties should have voted against millions for ArriveCan as costs grew

Poilievre said MPs from other parties should have voted against millions for ArriveCan as costs grew

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says MPs in other parties should have voted against ArriveCan’s growing costs when they had the...

Officials could seek repayment from ArriveCan contractors, MPs told

Officials could seek repayment from ArriveCan contractors, MPs told

Internal investigators at the federal procurement department are reviewing contracting concerns related to ArriveCan and officials told MPs Wednesday they...

Suspended public servants ask court to block internal border agency probe

Suspended public servants ask court to block internal border agency probe

Two senior public servants who were suspended amid an internal investigation into contracting misconduct allegations at the Canada Border Services...

RCMP studying ArriveCan report after meeting with top auditor

RCMP studying ArriveCan report after meeting with top auditor

The RCMP says it is assessing this week’s Auditor-General’s report into spending on the federal government’s ArriveCan app, which found...

Liberal, Bloc, NDP MPs suspend ArriveCan hearings after reading ‘scary’ secret report

Liberal, Bloc, NDP MPs suspend ArriveCan hearings after reading ‘scary’ secret report

Liberal, Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs suddenly suspended parliamentary hearings related to ArriveCan and contracting misconduct allegations Wednesday after reading...

ArriveCan bids regularly listed subcontractors who never did work, procurement watchdog finds

ArriveCan bids regularly listed subcontractors who never did work, procurement watchdog finds

An investigation of ArriveCan spending has found outsourcing companies repeatedly won contracts by listing subcontractors who ultimately did no work...

Procurement review examining prevalence of inflated résumés after misconduct allegations against three IT firms

Procurement review examining prevalence of inflated résumés after misconduct allegations against three IT firms

Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says his department is examining whether there is a widespread problem throughout government with inflated résumés...

Auditor-General asked to provide update on ArriveCan audit after RCMP, CBSA confirm probes linked to app

Auditor-General asked to provide update on ArriveCan audit after RCMP, CBSA confirm probes linked to app

Auditor-General Karen Hogan has been called to give an update on the status of her ArriveCan audit, after The Globe...