Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says questions from the Conservatives in the House of Commons on Monday about Nova Scotia Power comments suggesting an issue with the ArriveCan app amount to “pushing false info” given the utility company later confirmed the app caused no problems.
The comment from the minister is the latest in a back-and-forth between Nova Scotia Power, the Nova Scotia premier’s office, and the federal government as officials from all levels have scrambled over recent days to respond to the path of devastation wrought by the storm Fiona across Atlantic Canada.
In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, Mendicino referenced multiple questions from the Conservatives during question period on Monday afternoon, in which the Opposition questioned the government about a statement from Nova Scotia Power on Sunday.
Alexander Cohen, spokesperson for Mendicino, said on Tuesday following the minister’s tweet that it was “alarming and sad that in the wake of a tragedy, Conservatives spent yesterday’s Question Period peddling falsehoods.”
“We’re focused on helping Canadians affected by Hurricane Fiona get the help they need to recover and rebuild, and are pleased to report that crews from Maine heading into Nova Scotia crossed the border yesterday with an average processing time of under a minute.”
Maine and Nova Scotia have a memorandum of understanding allowing mutual assistance in emergencies or natural disasters.
A spokesperson for the utility company had said over the weekend there had been an “issue related to ArriveCAN” that prompted concerns among U.S. crews that they “may not be able to cross the border” to help Canada amid post-tropical storm Fiona.
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