Health Minister Michel has not asked AG to investigate Canada Health Infoway spending, wants a third-party audit

Conservative Health Committee member Dan Mazier and NDP health critic Gord Johns say the review should only be conducted by the AG, with Johns wondering how much a third-party audit will cost Canadians taxpayers.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, did not ask Auditor General Karen Hogan's office to investigate Canada Health Infoway's spending practices. Health Canada is currently looking for a third-party source to do this work, says Michel's office.

Auditor General Karen Hogan won’t be conducting an audit into the circumstances of the terminated PrescribeIT program or into the financial practices of Canada Health Infoway, which spent nearly $300-million on the technology. Her office told The Hill Times that H...

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