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Law abiding Canadians were unlawfully detained and forced to pay exorbitant quarantine costs and fines associated with #ArriveCan. Now we learn the company responsible is under RCMP investigation. Was this a get-rich-quick scheme for Trudeau insiders? WATCH:
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Senator Hussakos questioned Senator Gold about the outsourcing of a CBSA contract and the alleged connections to the Trudeau government. He expressed concerns about Canadians being fined and unlawfully detained during the pandemic. Senator Gold assured that the government's measures were aimed at protecting Canadians and facilitating entry into the country. Senator Hussakos mentioned the ongoing RCMP investigation and urged the government to cancel fines and apologize to those affected. Senator Gold acknowledged the concerns and promised to address them with the ministry.
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Speaker 0: Senator Hussakos.
Speaker 1: My question is for the government leader in the senate. Senator Gold Yesterday, we learned that the RCMP is investigating the outsourcing of a CBSA contract involving the same companies at the center of the $54,000,000 Arrive Kent, Undogo. The same boondoggle that saw Canadians who were exercising their right to return home, slapped with fines as high as 8 $8500. And then they were threatened with more fines if they were caught breaking the quarantine as high as $750,000. It was bad enough when we thought these fees were being levied to pay for your government's complete failure in awarding this outrageous contract in the 1st place.
But now it's looking less like a failure and more like a deliberate, get rich quick scheme for those with connections to the Trudeau government. Senator Gold, what assurances can you give me, and Canadians, that Canadians were, weren't unlawfully detained just so that your government finds but your your government's friends could line their pockets with taxpayers. Senator Gold?
Speaker 0: The assurance that I can give you, Senator, Hussein, consists of the government in all of its, measures, with regards to, Beasured in place were designed to protect, and, Canadians and to, and to facilitate, and facilitate entry, into Canada and the security of those who, who entered and, and those who received them. It is simply, in, inappropriate and unseemly to, to, to, to, to allege, frankly, or insinuate the was about lining pockets. This was about protecting Canadians and doing the responsible thing in times of great, great crisis. Senator Husakos?
Speaker 1: The only assurances that this chamber and taxpayers have is that the RCMP is looking into it. Hopefully, they'll get to the bottom of which pockets got lined. Senator Gold, given this latest news regarding this app, will your government finally do the right thing and cancel the outstanding fines that were issued as a result of this deeply flawed. And as we now know, fraudulent app, would you apologize to Canadians who were unlawfully ordered into quarantine despite having done nothing wrong. Canadians like Joe Walsh and thousands of other Canadians that have been fined, like
Speaker 0: Senator Gold. Well, thank you for your question. Any, specific cases, of course, I cannot comment on But I certainly will take, your concerns, and, legitimate questions, legitimate questions, the attention of the ministry.
Speaker 1: Look for that.