“Liberals say everything is fine with Cúram. But now they spend $451 million on it. What are they not telling us?”
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A debate about ongoing issues with a government benefits processing system called Cúram. The opposition accused the government of hiding problems and cost overruns, while the government insisted everything was on budget and going according to plan.
“See, we had to spend $451 million to fix Cúram. The opposition just wants outdated systems.”
“There must be a public inquiry! There are obvious problems with Cúram. The Liberals know it. They just spent more money to fix it. They know there have been cost overruns. I think they're hiding something. We need an independent public inquiry now.”
“I'm just saying what I think sounds good. I've already talked at committee. We are doing exactly what the other person wants. Everything is fine. The number of cases waiting is smaller. Everything is fine.”