Canada's Auditor General Karen Hogan has found that the government agencies behind the controversial ArriveCAN app repeatedly failed to follow best practices, as written in a report released on Monday.
During a press conference detailing the report, Hogan said that due to gaps in the app's development process, many of the questions asked by Parliamentarians — and Canadians in general — about the project's budget simply “cannot be answered.”
“Overall, this audit shows a glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices throughout ArriveCAN development and implementation,” the Auditor General told reporters. Hogan also called it one of the “worst cases of financial record-keeping” she has ever seen.
ArriveCAN was developed to help manage Canadians' travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was initially estimated to cost $80,000, however the auditor's report estimated the price tag became roughly $59.5 million.
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During a press conference detailing the report, Hogan said that due to gaps in the app's development process, many of the questions asked by Parliamentarians — and Canadians in general — about the project's budget simply “cannot be answered.”
“Overall, this audit shows a glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices throughout ArriveCAN development and implementation,” the Auditor General told reporters. Hogan also called it one of the “worst cases of financial record-keeping” she has ever seen.
ArriveCAN was developed to help manage Canadians' travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was initially estimated to cost $80,000, however the auditor's report estimated the price tag became roughly $59.5 million.
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