Federal prisons
Ron Stewart, a former CFL football star and a former ombudsman for federal prison inmates, is alleged to have often skipped work and collected $325,000 in improper or questionable salary, vacation pay and expenses during a six-year period of his 26 years in office.
Large information technology projects
A sampling of seven of the 88 information technology projects launched since 2003, worth $7.1 billion, found rampant mismanagement. Many were far over budget and long past deadline.
Old Age Security program
The government was not vigilant enough about recouping $82 million in overpayments under the Old Age Security program.
Aboriginal issues
Treaty negotiations with First Nations in British Columbia badly bogged down, with not a single treaty signed as costs skyrocketed to $426 million since 1993.
Canadian Forces
The awarding of a Canada-wide contract for relocating members of the Canadian Forces was twice botched and meant ordinary soldiers were overcharged for moving expenses.
RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency
Spending controls on public servants' credit or charge cards are lax at the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency. However, Fraser found only a few instances of direct abuse of charge card spending.
2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada
- Matters of Special Importance: 2006
- An Overview of the Federal Government's Expenditure Management System
- Chapter 1 — Expenditure Management System at the Government Centre
- Chapter 2 — Expenditure Management System in Departments
- Chapter 3 — Large Information Technology Projects
- Chapter 4 — Proper Conduct of Public Business — Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Agencies
- Chapter 5 — Relocating Members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, and Federal Public Service
- Chapter 6 — Old Age Security — Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Service Canada
- Chapter 7 — Federal Participation in the British Columbia Treaty Process — Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Chapter 8 — Allocating Funds to Regulatory Programs — Health Canada
- Chapter 9 — Pension and Insurance Administration — Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Chapter 10 — Award and Management of a Health Benefits Contract — Public Works and Government Services Canada and Health Canada
- Chapter 11 — Protection of Public Assets — Office of the Correctional Investigator
- Chapter 12 — Role of Federally Appointed Board Members — Sustainable Development Technology Canada
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