Ottawa spent record amount on outsourcing despite vow to rein in practice
Federal spending on outsourcing reached a record high of $17.8-billion last year, despite the Liberal government’s vow to cut back...
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A Carney Liberal leadership win would produce a political rarity: A PM who is not an MP
Canadian politics could be heading for an extremely rare situation: a prime minister who doesn’t have a seat in the...
Ottawa ignored warnings about Indigenous procurement program, former program auditor says
A former auditor for the federal government’s Indigenous procurement program says Ottawa hamstrung auditors and repeatedly ignored warnings that the...
Ottawa could reap $9-billion from surpluses in public-service pension fund, projections show
Ottawa could potentially reap a $9-billion boost to its bottom line over the next few years, federal documents show, thanks...
Ottawa to announce border-security measures in coming weeks
The federal government is expected to announce border-security investments in the weeks ahead, either through the fall economic statement or...
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 Karen Hogan has been called to give an update on the status of her ArriveCan audit, after The Globe...