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ArriveCan contractor calls auditor general's damning report 'inaccurate

https://globalnews.ca/news/10356980/arrivecan-gc-strategies-committee-testimony/
Firth says his company was paid $11 million for ArriveCan, disputing the auditor general's findings that GC Strategies received almost double that: $19 million. Story continues below

ArriveCan contractor says he hasn't read Auditor General's report

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/gc-strategies-arrivecan-testimony-darren-anthony
GC Strategies was the main contractor on the ArriveCan app and, according to the auditor general, received $19.1 million in fees for what became a nearly $60-million app.

ArriveCan contractor disputes report he says he didn't read

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/arrivecan-contractor-disputes-damning-auditor-general-report-he-says-he-didnt-read/article_76652d40-e234-11ee-9221-6b7483534577.html
Darren Anthony of GC Strategies echoed his business partner who said the auditor general's estimate of how much they were paid was way off. Updated March 14, 2024 at 8:04 p.m. March 14, 2024

ArriveCan contractor rejects auditor general report, blames government

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/arrivecan-contractor-rejects-auditor-general-164106616.html
Firth's partner, Darren Anthony, is expected to appear at committee on Thursday. One of the partners at GC Strategies is rebutting an auditor general's report that suggests his firm earned $19 million for the ArriveCan application, arguing that the government's poor record-keeping inflated that estimate. Kristian Firth testified before the

ArriveCAN: GC Strategies partner testifies, criticizes auditor general

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GC Strategies was paid $19 million to create the controversial ArriveCAN app, according to the Auditor General Karen Hogan, placing the two-man company under

Canada suspended all contracts with ArriveCan app company late last

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/arrivecan-gc-strategies-contracts-suspended-report-1.7115203
All federal government contracts with GC Strategies — the company at the centre of a blistering auditor general's report about the federal government's ArriveCan app — were suspended in

GC Strategies partner pleads ignorance while being questioned by MPs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gc-strategies-arrivecan-committee-hearings-1.7143815
Darren Anthony, vice president of GC Strategies — the company at the centre of the ArriveCan app controversy — says he hasn't read the auditor general's report scrutinizing his firm's practices.

'False': Main contractor on ArriveCan app disputes auditor general's

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/03/13/arrivecan-contractor-house-committee/
Posted March 13, 2024 4:00 am. The company that held a contract for the build of the ArriveCan app said it was paid millions less than what Canada's auditor general reported last month. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth appeared at the government operations committee Wednesday alongside his lawyer, where he testified that inaccurate

2024 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of

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2024 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of CanadaGlaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices surrounds the government's ArriveCAN application. Ottawa, 12 February 2024—A report from Auditor General Karen Hogan tabled today in the House of Commons concludes that the Canada Border Services Agency, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Public

Report 1—ArriveCAN - oag-bvg.gc.ca

https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_202402_01_e_44428.html
The Canada Border Services Agency added the digital customs and immigration declaration form into the ArriveCAN application at a cost of about $6.2 million, to replace the existing paper-based system. The new digital declaration form remained in use after requirements to collect travellers' contact and health information stopped in October 2022.

ArriveCan contractor grilled in House of Commons in rare reprimand

https://globalnews.ca/news/10430105/arrivecan-contractor-reprimanded-in-house/
1:47 ArriveCAN: GC Strategies partner testifies, criticizes auditor general report Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and several cabinet ministers left prior to

ArriveCan contractor faces rarely-used parliamentary rebuke

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/arrivecan-contractor-faces-parliamentary-rebuke-invoked-for-the-second-time-in-over-100-years/article_0f6fd6e0-fce1-11ee-aa97-f7b2950102f5.html
GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth stood "before the bar" in the House of Commons Wednesday, one day after a property connected to him was searched by RCMP. Updated April 17, 2024 at 8:35 p

Company linked to ArriveCan controversy got $107 million in federal

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The auditor general estimates GC Strategies received $19.1 million for ArriveCan. But that estimate only includes money paid to the company up to March of last year. Photo: La Presse canadienne

ArriveCAN process 'unacceptable,' LeBlanc says after scathing audit

https://globalnews.ca/news/10288411/auditor-general-arrivecan-report/
The auditor general estimated the average per diem cost for ArriveCAN external resources was $1,090, whereas the average daily cost for equivalent IT positions in the Government of Canada was $675.

Government of Canada responds to the Report of the Auditor General of

https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2024/02/government-of-canada-responds-to-the-report-of-the-auditor-general-of-canada-on-arrivecan.html
The Auditor General recognized in her report that the Government improved the speed and quality of information collected at the border by using the app rather than the paper-based form. Travellers saved significant time by using the app - about five minutes each time they crossed the border, saving hours of wait times.

ArriveCAN: GC Strategies partner testifies, criticizes auditor general

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GC Strategies was paid $19 million to create the controversial ArriveCAN app, according to the Auditor General Karen Hogan, placing the two-man company under intense scrutiny. Now MPs have had the

Commons committee agrees to summon GC Strategies to testify on ArriveCan

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The auditor general didn't name the contractors or officials in question. CBC News has reached out to GC Strategies following the release of the auditor general's report but has not received a

'False': Main contractor on ArriveCan app disputes auditor general's

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/03/13/mps-to-question-main-contractor-on-arrivecan-app-at-house-committee/
OTTAWA — The company that held a contract for the build of the ArriveCan app said it was paid millions less than what Canada's auditor general reported last month. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth appeared at the government operations committee Wednesday alongside his lawyer, where he testified that inaccurate reporting about his company has led […]

2024 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada—Report 1—ArriveCAN

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2024 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada—Report 1—ArriveCAN. This audit focuses on whether the Canada Border Services Agency, Public Health Agency of Canada, and Public Services and Procurement Canada managed all aspects of the ArriveCAN application, including procurement and expected deliverables, with due regard for economy

Multiple criminal investigations into federal contracting underway

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-criminal-investigations-federal-contracting-rcmp/
The RCMP is conducting more than half a dozen criminal investigations into federal contracting, the national police force revealed Tuesday. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme and Deputy Commissioner

Test Your Knowledge of Professional Ethics - Journal of Accountancy

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To access the Ethics Hotline, dial 888-777-7077, select menu option 5, followed by menu option 2, or e-mail ethics@aicpa.org. Standard. AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. CPE self-study. For more information or to place an order, go to cpa2biz.com or call the Institute at 888-777-7077. On-Site Training.

No competition in more than a third of GC Strategies federal deals

https://globalnews.ca/news/10417268/gc-strategies-government-contracts-awarded-without-competition/
1:47 ArriveCAN: GC Strategies partner testifies, criticizes auditor general report In light of the ArriveCAN scandal, Williams says the newly-released breakdown raises more questions. Story

Auditor-Provided Tax Services and Audit Quality: Insights from Tax

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It shows the relationship between the probability that the SEC comment letter received is tax-specific (y-axis) and the proportion of audit fees that were produced from auditor provided tax services (x-axis). The proportion of tax fees are aggregated into values 1-10 to simplify analysis.

Lake County's Chronically Poor Audit Results Continue

https://www.comptroller.tn.gov/news/2024/3/5/lake-county-s-chronically-poor-audit-results-continue.html
The Tennessee Comptroller's Office audit of Lake County government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 shows familiar problems and persistent weaknesses within the county's financial management practices. The audit report contains 11 findings. Although the county corrected six of its fiscal year 2022 audit findings, it added five new