INDEPTH: AUDITOR GENERAL
Auditor General's Report: May 2006
CBC News Online | May 17, 2006
Here are some of the highlights of Auditor General Sheila Fraser's May 2006 report:
Canadian Firearms Program
The former Liberal government misinformed Parliament about millions of dollars in expenses incurred by the gun registry. "It is our opinion … that Parliament was misinformed about the centre's costs for that year," the report stated.
Canadian Forces
The Department of National Defence has recruited 20,000 regular force members since the 2002 audit, but "the total number trained and ready for duty has increased by only 700," Fraser's office said.
Aboriginal issues
In its management of $8 billion worth of programs for First Nations, Fraser reported that the government had only made progress on "several" of 37 recommendations made between 2000 and 2003. Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada was also criticized for its management of grants and contributions.
Canada Revenue Agency
The CRA hasn't implemented recommendations made in 1994, Fraser said. At the end of March 2005, undisputed taxes owing totalled more than $18 billion, but "the agency is not collecting the data it needs to understand what makes up the tax debt and why it is growing," Fraser reported.
2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada
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