Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, has seen her department folded into the Office of the Auditor General by the Ford government. “As of today, the Office of the Auditor General has offered positions to most of the technical, specialized staff of the Environmental Commissioner’s Office, including its management team,” Pedias said. He said its decision to merge the ECO under the auditor general had “strengthened and expanded the oversight of the auditor general into the environment field. This is in line with other jurisdictions, including the federal government.” “Any staffing decisions made during the process were made by the office of the auditor general,” he said. On Wednesday, Ford confirmed that management-level jobs would be axed under the government’s plan to consolidate 20 provincial health agencies.

Source: thestar March 14, 2019 23:27 UTC