Conservatives blast Liberals over $12M U.S. contract for veterans – Juno News

Conservatives blast Liberals over $12M U.S. contract for veterans  Juno News

Conservative Veterans Affairs critic Michael Barrett calls on Liberals to reverse decision to grant “Trump-linked” U.S firm a $12M security contract that could have employed Canadian veterans. Just over a week before Remembrance Day, Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government to reverse a decision that grants a $12 million security contract to a U.S. firm “linked to the Trump administration,” which they say could have instead been given to a long-standing Canadian firm that is the largest employer of Canadian veterans in the country.

Conservative MP and Veterans Affairs critic Michael Barrett told reporters in Ottawa on Monday about the Conservatives’ opposition day motion, which aims to “give the Liberals an opportunity to do the right thing” and renew a security contract with the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires instead of the U.S.-linked firm.