ANALYSIS: With Federal Contracting at Record High, ArriveCan, Green Fund Controversies Spark Worries About What Hasn’t Been Discovered

An economics professor and a Tory MP say more unscrupulous contracting practices by federal bureaucrats are likely in the offing.

The West Block of Parliament Hill is seen through the window of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The recent procurement controversies involving ArriveCan and the federal green fund raise the possibility that more potential unethical practices are waiting to be unearthed, especially given that federal contracting is at record levels.

As a government committee continues its investigation of the COVID-19 vaccination travel app and its $54 million cost, an economics professor and a Conservative MP on the committee both say more unscrupulous contracting practices are likely in the offing.