Interruptions, errors, inaccuracies, delays… the Bloc Québécois is asking the Auditor General (AG) to look into the faulty computer system of the Canada Border Services Agency to prevent a second Phoenix-style scandal from breaking out.
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In a letter sent to the Auditor General (VG), Bloc MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, raises “major concerns relating to the development and maintenance of the Border Services Agency’s Contributions and Revenue Management portal of Canada (GCRA)”.
In total, 22 service interruptions have already been reported. Calculation and payment errors are increasing. Growing dissatisfaction is brewing, not to mention delays and exploding costs.
As of March 31, more than $625.1 million had already been spent on its development and maintenance, the party underlines.
Extract from the letter sent Tuesday by the BQ to the VG.
Provided by the BQ
“Performance audit”
Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who is also vice-chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade of the House of Commons, believes that we must act quickly.
“We respectfully suggest that your office conduct a thorough performance audit regarding the development and maintenance of the GCRA portal, including an analysis of the roles and responsibilities of the vendors and subcontractors involved,” he wrote.
This is not the first time that the BQ has criticized this system supposed to manage imports into the country. Last April, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) postponed its implementation after a report from Journal.
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