Sentences with phrase «auditor general»

According to the 2011 annual report of the Office of Auditor General of Ontario, approximately 60 % of accident victims suffer minor injuries and fall within the MIG which restrict the maximum medical benefits to merely $ 3,500.

It's all part of the government's effort to address oversight concerns with the temporary foreign worker program flagged last year by auditor general Michael Ferguson.

Ms. Redford had been facing intense pressure to resign as MLA after months of controversy, including a leaked draft of a damning Auditor General report criticizing her expensive travel habits on the government dime.

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.

One aspect of Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter's annual report, released yesterday, revealed the number of Crown attorneys has more than doubled since 1993, yet the number of criminal charges is relatively the same (572,000 in 1992 compared to 576,000 in 2011).

We recall again the fact that two Auditors General for Ontario chastised the government for having implemented a green energy program including highly invasive wind power projects in quiet rural communities against their wishes, with no cost - benefit analysis.

On Wednesday, a report published by Quebec's interim auditor general said the PQ's goal of achieving a balanced budget by 2015 - 16 was «to say the least, ambitious,» particularly if it rules out tax hikes and caps government - spending increases at two per cent over the next two years.

The full report from Auditor General Merwan Saher is scheduled to be released on tomorrow.

The union's criticism of BC Hydro accounting practices echoes a warning made last fall by B.C. Auditor General John Doyle.

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.

Valencia College employees had unnecessary access to social security numbers for more than a million current, former and prospective students, increasing the risk of unauthorized disclosure or fraud, the Florida Auditor General found.

A report released in May by Auditor General Michael Ferguson says that although some steps have been taken, these are «not sufficient» and there are still irregularities in the process.

There was lots of legal fodder in the spring report from the federal auditor general as it raised questions about the country's overcrowded prisons and the state of pensions for public servants.

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.

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

Auditor General Colin Murphy said the project was two years late and its viability was under serious threat.

Treasurer Eric Ripper today announced that Colin Murphy would be appointed acting auditor general of Western Australia.

And grow, even despite a scathing report issued in December by Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk which said Infrastructure Ontario's use of private - public partnerships has cost $ 8 billion more than traditional public financing.

The interim auditor general tabled his latest concerns.

Opposition gathered steam after a 2002 report from Auditor General Sheila Fraser put estimated the registry tab would climb to $ 1 billion by 2005.

«Rules were broken,» says interim Auditor General John Wiersema.

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

The comptroller and auditor general told MPs that firms as large as Serco and G4S struggle to control the way bonuses incentivise certain behaviours because of their size.

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

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.

Auditor General Carol Bellringer found numerous problems with the dysfunctional ICM system.

VICTORIA — Another scathing report from B.C.'s Auditor General shows that Christy Clark's government diverted precious health care dollars from patient care to an expensive computer system.

When Auditor General Michael Ferguson prodded Finance Canada last fall to make such comprehensive forecasts available to the public, the department politely declined, noting that «the federal government is not accountable for the fiscal situation of the provinces and territories.»

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.

Auditor general criticizes PA Cyber Charter School surplus, urges changes in state funding.

Thanks to these boring figures, for the first time in a long while, we have been able to give better budgetary support to the constitutionally mandated institutions that hold government accountable, i.e. Auditor General, Parliament, Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and the Police.

Nor was former two - term state Auditor General Jack Wagner of Pittsburgh, who is reportedly weighing another candidacy for governor after losing the party's nomination in 2010 and failing in a mayoral bid this past spring.

Mollie Tobin was a Research Fellow in the Educational Monitoring and Research Division at ACER, and is currently Assistant Manager in Performance Audit at the Victorian Auditor General's Office.

In the last post, I shared the Florida Auditor General's concerns about some charter schools.

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

These reforms to the military justice system come just weeks before Auditor General Michael Ferguson is to issue his findings after examining the Forces» administration of military justice and the amount of time it takes for cases to work their way through the system.

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.

Tomorrow, federal and provincial auditors general release a new report on progress towards climate action in Canada.

Successive auditors general, as I've mentioned before, have observed that band councils or First Nations governments are required to do far more reporting than any local government is required to provide for continued funding.

The newly appointed Auditor General, Mr Daniel Domelovo, has denied ever rejecting his appointment.

Last week» s report from BC's Auditor General dealt a huge blow to the credibility of carbon offsets and claims that BC had achieved a state of «carbon neutral government.»

The state government has recruited Canberra - based Caroline Spencer to be the state's next auditor general, three years after she was appointed to review the performance of incumbent Colin Murphy.

The headlines from this year's Report from Ontario's Auditor General effectively wrote themselves.

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.

Former auditor general Sheila Fraser, after her 2004 report on the sponsorship affair that rocked the then - ruling Liberals, became the face of honesty in government.

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.