Auditor general nominee to inherit underfunded office with big challenges ahead

The auditor general has had to pause all by three audits as the office faces funding challenges and massive commitments to audit the pandemic response.

The late Michael Ferguson, former auditor general in 2018, repeatedly raised the issue of funding shortfalls during his tenure.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

May 15, 2020

The Trudeau government's nominee for auditor general is set to inherit an office that's facing funding shortfalls and the daunting task of auditing hundreds of billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief programs, on top of other large-scale commitments. NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.), his...

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