MPs sound alarm over threat of losing ‘invaluable’ tool for fiscal oversight

The Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation is seeking $4.5-million over three years to continue training elected officials on how to scrutinize the annual Public Accounts.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand hasn't indicated whether her department will choose to fund training sessions for MPs on the Public Accounts Committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 26, 2024

As billions of dollars of government spending went without committee scrutiny, some MPs are raising concern that they might soon lose a helpful tool for the House Public Accounts Committee to perform fiscal oversight on federal expenditures.

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