GC Strategies head says RCMP searched his property – National [Video]

GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth testified in the House of Commons on Wednesday that the RCMP has raided one of his properties, but said it was not related to the ArriveCan app.

Firth’s two-person Ottawa IT firm is the main contractor behind the controversial pandemic-era program.

He told the House of Commons during a rare interrogation from members of Parliament that the Mounties paid him a visit.

“There was a search warrant, not an arrest warrant, for my property to obtain electronic goods surrounding the Botler allegations,” Firth said in response to a question from Conservative MP Michael Barrett.

“The RCMP has only reached out to us regarding Botler.”

Botler AI — a Montreal-based tech company — had raised concerns about alleged misconduct in government contracting practices.

The RCMP previously said it was “investigating a matter referred from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) based on allegations brought to their attention by Botler AI.”

The national police service had put out …