Factions within the federal government were complicit in corruption, extortion, and “ghost contracting” during the development of Canada’s ArriveCAN app, two tech entrepreneurs testified during a government committee meeting.
“An act of misconduct rarely happens in isolation. It is almost always symptomatic of a larger existence and tolerance of misconduct,” Amir Morv, co-founder of software company Botler AI, told MPs in his opening remarks on Oct. 26. “Individuals engaged in such conduct are also prime targets of exploitation and extortion.”
