Auditor General Michael Ferguson

• Parliamentarians pay tribute to ‘indefatigable’ auditor general Michael Ferguson, dead at 60

  Michael Ferguson, 60, served in the role for seven years before his death from cancer on Saturday.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2019
  
• Canada’s auditor general Michael Ferguson dead at 60

  Ferguson served as Canada's auditor general for seven years.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2019
  
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• Canada failing to protect diplomats living in high-risk areas, auditor general says

  An audit of security at Global Affairs Canada's embassies and missions found "significant" failings in many places.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2018
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• ‘An incomprehensible failure’: Auditor general slams Phoenix pay system rollout

  The auditor general's second, more detailed report into what went wrong with the Phoenix system was released on Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  May 29, 2018
• The CRA hasn’t fixed its call centre issue. Taxpayers say they’re still getting blocked

  The agency is now taking calls during evenings and weekends, but a promised call centre 'action plan' is still in the works.

  Money

  Apr 6, 2018
• CRA call centre only picks up the phone one-third of the time: auditor general

  Most calls to the Canada Revenue Agency’s tax question lines are blocked, according to the auditor general.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2017
• Canadian military equipment crumbling, enrollment slumping: auditor general

  The federal auditor general is urging the Department of National Defence to clean up its recruiting system as well as the way it maintains and supports critical hardware, such as planes, ships and armoured vehicles.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2016
• Recurring themes plague auditor general’s fall report

  Michael Ferguson is marking the midpoint of his 10-year mandate by acknowledging some recurring themes, lamenting the fact that despite five years of pointing out flaws in the bureaucracy, a number of them continue to show up in his reports year after year.

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2016
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• CRA taking too long to resolve taxpayer disputes: auditor general

  The CRA takes too long to process taxpayers’ objections to income tax assessments, sometimes taking years to resolve them, according to the auditor general.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2016