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Canada's federal auditor general, Michael Ferguson, worked with his counterparts in nearly every provincial government.

Conduct a solid economic analysis and business case study as recommended by the Ontario Auditor General.

It's host is a dyed - in - the - wool Liberal cheerleader, WCO aka Wind Concerns Ontario proves why: Here is a blog posting by energy analyst Scott Luft, based on the past week's edition of Ontario public broadcaster TVOntario «s The Agenda, which dealt with the Auditor General's report on how the Ontario government has mismanaged the energy file.

Ontario's Auditor General and researchers at Ontario's universities have made valid points.

QUESTION: Does the government's failure to act on the issues detailed in the Auditor General's report necessitate a full public enquiry?

The Liberals» answer is to sell 60 % of Hydro One to the private sector for a quick cash fix, a move which will put the provincial utility beyond the scrutiny of the auditor general.

With typical bias, the host of the programme mis - stated the Auditor General's findings with the unsubtle intention of casting aspersions on the AG and her Report.

This will, according to the Auditor General, cost Ontarians billions of dollars extra on their hydro bills, for decades to come.

The electricity sector's share of greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario in 2012 was only about 9 percent of total emissions, compared to the transportation sector with 34 percent and the industrial sector with 30 percent (Ontario, Auditor General 2015), meaning that further environmental gains in the electricity sector are inherently limited.4 In any event, this impact needs to be compared to other alternatives, such as further enhancing transmission connections and expanding power purchase agreements with neighbouring jurisdictions, in particular Quebec and Manitoba, which have substantial clean hydroelectric resources.

The auditor general's office analyzed the performance of all wind farms in Ontario in 2010 based on IESO data.

The Auditor General for Ontario has stated that Ontario has paid far too much for wind power and that in fact, the citizens of Ontario overpaid by as much as $ 9 billion.

The Auditor General reported that between 1998 and 2005, Environment Canada (EC) spent $ 6.4 billion on climate change.

According to the Ontario Auditor General's Report 2011 The power - generating capacity of current wind and solar technology is much lower than other energy sources.

The auditor general reported that 20 - year wind and solar contracts exceed those in other jurisdictions — the tax would help correct that.

Last year, the Ontario Auditor General's report noted that renewable contracts (wind and solar) were handed out at above market prices; as a result, Ontario ratepayers overpaid by billions.

You may want to check out what Canada's Auditor General has to say about the Pacific Carbon Trust — the government entity charged with collecting the carbon tax in British Columbia.

The Auditor General's findings were vigorously disputed by the wind power lobbyist the Canadian Wind Energy Association or CanWEA, and the Energy Minister of the day, Bob Chiarelli.

As disclosed by the Auditor General, if Thunder Bay produces any power, it will cost $ 1,500 per megawatt hour (MWh).

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada has just released a report that reveals the Government of Canada is not adequately prepared to implement the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Northumberland View — December 11, 2014 Queen's Park — The Auditor General confirmed what the PC Caucus has said all along — the Liberal government has made a mess of the energy file, Ontario PC Interim Leader Jim Wilson said today during the final Question Period exchange for 2014.

In late April, the provincial Office of the Auditor General (OAG) slammed the carbon project, in part because it said commercial loggers in the region are more likely to practice «sustained - yield» logging — which involves harvesting slowly over time.

But its own Auditor General says this «is not accurate.»

Bob Runciman — Toronto Sun — April 24, 2013 Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter's recent damning report on the true costs of cancelling the Mississauga gas plant was another blow to Premier Kathleen Wynne's attempts to distance herself from the scandal.

Canada» s Auditor General identifies $ 6.36 billion «climate change funding announcements between 1997 and 2005», but at what price?

I look at the energy problems in Ontario, the $ 6 billion questionably spent on climate change by Environment Canada according to the Auditor General, the pressuring of the Prime Minister to sign Kyoto, the stress created in the salmon, forestry, farming and many other industries not to mention the communities destroyed or seriously compromised by the activities of David Suzuki and his Foundation.

While the Auditor General in her annual report (released December 10, 2013) had some scathing things to say about the hierarchy at OPG the fact is they have been instrumental in keeping electricity rates down.

The result of the foregoing does not excuse the findings of the Auditor General but do point out the damage that has been done to this publically owned institution that delivers relatively cheap power but has been used as a political football by successive Liberal energy ministers.

«As many have pointed out, including Canada's auditor general and UN secretary general Ban Ki - Moon, Canada does not have plans in place to keep its promise to the world.»

David White, energy consultant to governments in Europe and in the U.S.A., states that «it is imperative that the Auditor General's Office investigate this wasteful investment of public funds (wind - farms) and that Ontario's Legislature place an immediate moratorium on the building of new wind turbine facilities in the province as well as end subsidies and tax incentives paid to the wind industry.»

As we reported, public service workers within the Audit department are not happy with the Auditor General, Dorothy Bradley.

OTTAWA — The spring 2015 Auditor General of Canada's Report concludes that key responsibilities have not been fulfilled by the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada to address inadequacies to help the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

October 07, 2013 Attorney General Kathleen Kane Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General 16th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg PA 17120 RE: ENFORCEMENT OF PA»S DOG LAW / AUDITOR GENERAL»S REPORT Dear Attorney General Kane: United Against Puppy Mills, Pennsylvania's largest 501 (c)(3) not - for - profit group advocating on behalf of the mill dogs, has reviewed Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's recent -LSB-...]

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The government should instead be taking a chainsaw to public spending, much of which, as multiple reports from the Comptroller and Auditor General show, disappears into a black hole.

The Auditor General is asked to consider whether the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adequately monitoring the test contractor operations and handling of complaints and also...

Charter school financial data needs to be collected and monitored by the Auditor General's Office just as they are for traditional public districts.

Key Recommendation: Charter school financial data needs to be shared and monitored by the Auditor General just as is done with district schools.

In Connecticut, the state Department of Education announced new policies to govern oversight of the state's charter sector.1 In New York, the charter lobby continued a seven - year fight to prevent the state comptroller from auditing charter schools.2 In Pennsylvania, the auditor general called the charter sector «a mess.»

While charters are required to submit annual financial reports to the Department of Education, they are not compiled or analyzed by the Auditor General.

The Auditor General's reports on traditional public school district spending has led to public policy debates regarding how money ought to be best spent.

Charter school financial data needs to be shared with and monitored by the Auditor General's Office just as they are for public district schools.

In 2013 - 2014, the Auditor General reported public district schools as devoting 52 % of all spending in the classroom.

However, because the Auditor General only does an annual report on public district schools, they are the only ones publicly made accountable for the distribution of their spending in the areas monitored8.

Thursday, February 27, 2014 Testimony before the Auditor General on Charter School Accountability On Feb. 27th 2014, Susan Gobreski testified in front of the Auditor General on Charter School Accountability.

The mailer drew ire from the Bethlehem community and attention from the state auditor general.

25) Pennsylvania: Auditor General to take a close look at the Department of Education.

Utah's recidivism rate is significantly higher than those of Colorado, Idaho and Arizona, which are 28.7 percent, 30.4 percent and 33.4 percent, respectively, according to a Utah Legislative Auditor General's review of the Department of Human Services (DHS) released Tuesday.

PA Cyber Charter was criticized by the Auditor General for inappropriately using millions in public funding for print, TV and radio advertising (Vidonic, 2012; Wagner 2012).

And Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently issued a report and declared his state's charter school law the «worst» in the nation.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently declared his state's charter school law the «worst» in the nation.