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Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed

It’s the first time the company has publicly responded
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A spokesperson for Dalian Enterprises Inc., a contractor that did some work on the federal government’s ArriveCan app, says steps were in place to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to their founder, who later went to work for the Department of National Defence. A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the app in a photo illustration made in Toronto on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

A company that worked on the ArriveCan app is defending its integrity and asserts steps were taken to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to its founder, who recently went to work for the Department of National Defence.

Dalian Enterprises Inc. said David Yeo made the appropriate conflict-of-interest filing, resigned as a director and officer and put his company shares in a blind trust since its main customer is the government of Canada.

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