OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee has unanimously asked Finance Minister Bill Morneau to fix a funding shortfall that the Auditor General’s office says is causing cutbacks to its audits on government performance. “Given the crucially important work of the OAG, it should not have to reduce its work plan due to funding shortages,” the letter reads. He and others returned to the committee on Thursday morning for a meeting entirely focused on the office’s budget request. Deputy auditor general Andrew Hayes noted total expenditures were around $253 billion in 2015, and will have gone up to $329 billion in 2020. Ferguson recommended a mechanism specific to his office in a letter to Morneau last year.

Source: National Post June 13, 2019 16:50 UTC