‘The status quo is not working’: AG calls for different approach to climate emergencies in First Nations

Auditor General Karen Hogan has appeared before three different committees to discuss her office’s Nov. 15 audit of Indigenous Services Canada’s support for First Nations facing flood and fire.

Auditor General Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 15 to discuss her office's fall 2022 reports.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

November 30, 2022

Auditor General Karen Hogan says Indigenous Services Canada must be accountable for the poor progress on emergency management on First Nations, rebuffing suggestions from Liberal MPs the file be evaluated as a whole-of-government approach.

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