Sentences with phrase «federal auditor general»

The committee had been expected to vote in May on a motion calling for the federal Auditor General to audit the awarding and management of the relocation contracts, but indications now are that any vote will be delayed until the judicial review process has been completed.

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 Ontario Auditor General or the Federal Auditor General should audit the Case Management System in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Family Branch, follow the money and name names.

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

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

Not exact matches

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.»

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.

As a general rule, auditors general are a courteous bunch, so their report makes room for an official response to their critiques from the country's federal and provincial deputy ministers of the environment.

The Auditor General recommends that the Government honour its 2007 Budget commitment and publish fiscal sustainability reports for both the federal government and provincial governments, on a regular basis.

The Auditor General has also recommended that the federal government provided long - term sustainability analyses for the total government sector.

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 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.

The Federal Civil Service Commission has approved the appointment of Florence Anyanwu as the acting Auditor - General of the Federation

He also stated that the association was excited by the progress made in the amendment of the Constitution by the National Assembly, adding that the «exercise would greatly remove all constitutional impediments on the granting of autonomy through financial and administrative independence to the Office of the Auditors - General at the federal, state and local governments in the country.»

Stringer's auditors identified problems at 141 of the 156 polling sites they examined during last year's general election and federal and local primaries.

Sometimes a state auditor or the General Accountability Office at the federal level, will also make recommendations.

Presented with this critique, the attorney general's office responded that, among other uses of analytics, it examines datasets drawn from federal filings and other sources «to determine common links» between «problem organizations,» like common addresses, auditors, or consultants.

A former systems auditor in the Department of Education's inspector general's office was sentenced May 12 to five months in federal prison for placing tracking software on a supervisor's computer that allowed him to view the supervisor's e-mail and Internet activity.

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OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is unable to adequately assess and track potentially millions of tax cheats in the country because of lack of resources, and weak oversight and enforcement practices, the federal Auditor - General said Tuesday.

Something known as the «Little Egypt Bump» took advantage of depreciation charges during mergers and raised eyebrows at the federal Auditor - General's office as far back as 1986.

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

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

Yes, I'm starting to gather the impressions of others on whether we can get an investigation by our Federal Auditor - General.

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The Auditor General noted that at the federal level, some legislation requires staggered terms and that the federal Privy Council Office encourages Ministers to use staggered terms as a best practice to ensure continued effectiveness of the organization.

Eight federal agencies are led by «officers of Parliament,» including the auditor general, official language commissioner, and privacy commissioner.

Auditors General as far back as 1990 have pointed out that First Nations are required to do far more reporting (the major means of accountability) to the federal government than any local government is required to provide to funding branches of provincial governments.

Reviewed and responded to inquiries from attorneys, BCBS Federation, federal and state auditors, and the Attorney General's Office.

Canada's Auditor - General is undertaking an audit of the federal government's lucrative relocation contracts, acting on a request from the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons.