Sentences with phrase «auditors general in»

Two Auditors General in Ontario have noted that the government never did any cost - benefit study on its renewable energy program; moreover, wind power is produced out - of - phase with demand in Ontario, and is a significant portion of the surplus power the province is forced to sell off cheap.

The fact that BC Hydro was deferring hundreds of millions of dollars of expenses was flagged by BC's auditor general in 2011.

The Auditor General in his latest report concluded that the Finance Department has no idea as to the effectiveness tax expenditures are distorting economic decisions, misallocating resources and reducing market efficiencies and productivity.

This issue was also raised by the Auditor General in her opinion on the condensed financial statements.

Despite requests from the Office of the Auditor General in 2008 and 2012, Transport Canada has not yet assessed the number of inspectors and engineers required to ensure adequate oversight of civil aviation.

A statement released, Tuesday, September 27, 2016, by the EC and signed by its Director of Communications, Eric Dzakpasu said «candidates are to take note of the requirement to declare their assets to the Auditor General in order to meet the eligibility criteria.»

The Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, has described as disgraceful, the high level of financial impropriety uncovered in the accounts of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) by the Auditor General in 2013 and 2014.

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.

Not exact matches

A RECENT investigation by the Auditor General has added weight to state government plans to amalgamate many Western Australian ports, particularly in regional areas.

(The only performance score to exceed Dodge's in a COMPAS poll was given to the Stephen Harper government for the clean report it received from the Auditor General on its 2005 - 2006 financial statements.)

The auditor general has slammed Liberal ministers Peter Collier, Kim Hames and Liza Harvey for withholding information in parliament.

As the paper indicates, companies often struggle with proper tariff classification as «the 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada revealed that 29 percent of tariff classifications provided by importers were incorrect, with 48 of the 53 companies examined making at least one error in classification».

The auditor general has found major flaws in the state government's Buy Local policy, with concerns regarding data collection leaving agencies unsure if the policy is benefitting local businesses.

Those gas - fired plants were originally going to be built in Mississauga and Oakville until the Liberals cancelled them days before the 2011 election, which the auditor general said would cost ratepayers up to $ 1.1 billion.

Ontario's auditor general issued a similar warning last week, cautioning that despite Ontario's work to eliminate its deficit, the province's rising net debt — the difference between its liabilities and its total assets — could have a number of negative implications for its finances in the future.

«In utilities you do some of that to smooth rates, but what the auditor general is concerned about is this technique is being abused,» Ralston said.

Although the Auditor General concludes that the federal government's finances are sustainable over the long term, he raises a number of important issues in his report.

The Auditor General, in her observations on the government's financial statements, has urged the Treasury Board to implement accrual - based appropriations.

Finally, the Auditor General's report observes that background material produced internally for the Department of Finance in 2009 concluded that the elderly benefit system was sustainable in the long term.

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

Last week's Auditor General's report on the Beyond - the - Border Action Plan — the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at improving border access — identified shortcomings that should be Canadian priorities with U.S. negotiators.

Anyone wondering why Canadians sometimes lose faith in government's ability to get anything done should read a report that the country's auditors general released at the end of March.

And it did so only after the Auditor General of Canada brought this issue to light.However, it only released information relating to the federal government, even though it promised in 2007 to present analyses on the total government sector.

The principal players in WorldCom's accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan, the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments, external auditor...

The outgoing Auditor General expressed concerns about a number of significant and emerging pressures facing the Government, including an ageing infrastructure, and ageing population and insufficient progress in addressing Aboriginal pressures on reserves.

In her Opinion on the 2009 - 10 condensed financial statements, the Auditor General noted that she would be commenting in more detail on «significant accounting changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attentioIn her Opinion on the 2009 - 10 condensed financial statements, the Auditor General noted that she would be commenting in more detail on «significant accounting changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attentioin more detail on «significant accounting changes to the accounts for the Employment Insurance program», which she wanted to draw to Parliament's attention.

The Auditor General objected to this claim, and the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) of Ontario has adopted the Auditor General's recommendation in its fiscal projections.

The major issue, in the Auditor General's Spring Report, which captured media and public attention, was the revelation that only $ 9.8 billion of the $ 12.9 billion earmarked for the Public Security and Anti-Terrorism Initiative (PSAT) could be accounted for, leaving an unexplained shortfall of $ 3.1 billion.

In the Senate, the auditor general is expected to be called in to conduct a full audit of all 105 senatorIn the Senate, the auditor general is expected to be called in to conduct a full audit of all 105 senatorin to conduct a full audit of all 105 senators.

While it appears that Quebec has been active in upgrading regulation and supervision, there are signs that British Columbia and Alberta have been slow to respond to issues they themselves identified in their own review of their regulatory framework, or that provincial auditors - general identified.

In his 2012 fall report, the Auditor General raises the issue of «long - term fiscal sustainability» — the government's capacity to finance its activities and debt obligations in the future without imposing an unfair tax burden on future generationIn his 2012 fall report, the Auditor General raises the issue of «long - term fiscal sustainability» — the government's capacity to finance its activities and debt obligations in the future without imposing an unfair tax burden on future generationin the future without imposing an unfair tax burden on future generations.

The machinations led to auditor general Bonnie Lysyk criticizing Premier Kathleen Wynne's government for «high - risk» bailout of MaRS in her 2014 annual report.

«Hopefully stressful delays and confusion can be avoided in the future thanks to the recommendations made by the auditor general.»

Auditor General Carol Bellringer released her damning report this morning on nearly $ 400 million in contracts with IBM for workstation support services for 50,000 workstations in six health authorities.

VICTORIA — New Democrat Leader John Horgan is calling for the resignation of Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett after B.C.'s Auditor General blamed failures in his ministry for the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley.

The Auditor General has raised a number of these issues in her «Observations» on the federal government's financial statements but little progress has been made to date.

On Friday, Michel Dorais, a member of the internal audit committee which oversees the Auditor General, resigned in protest.

Meanwhile, the interim auditor general has mused again that, in regards to the use of border infrastructure funds for G8 Legacy projects, «lawyers could have an interesting debate as to whether any laws were broken.»

The Auditor General, in her Observations on the financial statements, stated that «having accrual - based budgeting results in improved financial oversight as the plans and related results are on the same basis of accounting and therefore result in better transparency and accounting.

Auditor General on Climate Change A July 2014 report from Auditor General Merwan Saher found no evidence that the Department of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development properly monitored the performance of the PC Government's climate change strategy, which was first implemented in 2008.

The word «rogue» entered the lexicon of Alberta politics after Auditor General Merwan Saher reviewed Alison Redford's use of government aircraft and found that somebody booked «false passengers» onto government flights in order to block seats and then unbooked them so that Ms Redford and her entourage could have the plane all to themselves.

EDMONTON — Today, NDP Leader Rachel Notley released a letter in which Alberta Auditor General Merwyn Saher advised Notley he would be proceeding with an investigation into the province's methodology for calculating and reporting the conditions of healthcare facilities and the process for determining condition ratings of hospitals.

In his periodic reports on govâ $ ™ t performance, Auditor General Merwan Saher endeavours never to be damning, accusatory, or partisan.

It appears that the PCs are both understating the condition of disrepair of hospitals and in some cases, using their power to move projects up the priority list in order to benefit the political interests of PC caucus members at the expense of the health of those living in more needy communities» said Notley In a written response to a request from NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the Auditor General has committed to an audit of the government's capital planning procesin some cases, using their power to move projects up the priority list in order to benefit the political interests of PC caucus members at the expense of the health of those living in more needy communities» said Notley In a written response to a request from NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the Auditor General has committed to an audit of the government's capital planning procesin order to benefit the political interests of PC caucus members at the expense of the health of those living in more needy communities» said Notley In a written response to a request from NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the Auditor General has committed to an audit of the government's capital planning procesin more needy communities» said Notley In a written response to a request from NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the Auditor General has committed to an audit of the government's capital planning procesIn a written response to a request from NDP Leader Rachel Notley, the Auditor General has committed to an audit of the government's capital planning process.

The Auditor General is conducting an audit of the government's capital planning in 2015 - 16.

Finally, this session I spent considerable time debating the changes that the Christy Clark government was making to the legislation on the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) file — this office has a short two - year history that resulted in the waste of $ 5.2 million.

In 2014, Premier Dave Hancock and Justice Minister Jonathan Denis asked the RCMP to investigate findings made by the Auditor General that Ms. Redford and her staff had misused government aircraft.

From the time these agreements were signed, the Department of Finance should have recognized the risks and have been in ongoing consultations with the Office of the Auditor General.

The Senate scandal eclipsed an auditor general report that couldn't track billions in anti-terrorism spending

That, in light of $ 3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada, an order of the House do issue for the following documents from 2001 to the present, allowing for redaction based on national security: (a) all Public Security and Anti-Terrorism annual reports submitted to the Treasury Board Secretariat; (b) all Treasury Board submissions made as part of the Initiative; (c) all departmental evaluations of the Initiative; (d) the Treasury Board corporate database established to monitor funding; that these records be provided to the House in both official languages by June 17, 2013; that the Speaker make arrangements for these records to be made available online; and that the Auditor - General be given all necessary resources to perform an in - depth forensic audit until the missing $ 3.1 billion is found and accounted for.