House Votes to Compel ArriveCan Witnesses to Testify or Face Arrest

Conservative MP Michael Barrett awaits the start of a meeting of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jan. 17, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

The House of Commons has passed a Conservative-led motion authorizing the arrest of ArriveCan contractors if they fail to appear before a parliamentary committee to testify on the app.

“They have 21 days to be scheduled and appear for questioning in the House of Commons for their role in Justin Trudeau’s $60 million [ArriveCan] scandal,” Conservative MP Michael Barrett said on social media following the motion on Feb. 26.