Bonnie Lysyk

• Ontario auditor notes huge contingency funds, underestimated tax revenue in PC budget

  "Understating revenues can create a perception that the government has less revenues available when deciding on programs and initiatives, or annual deficit reduction."

  Politics

  May 2
  
• Laurentian University need not hand privileged records over to AG, Ontario court rules

  An insolvent university under investigation by Ontario's auditor general need not hand over privileged information as part of the probe, the province's superior court ruled.

  Canada

  Jan 12
  
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• Ontario auditor general raises concerns about colleges’ reliance on international students

  The latest report from the Auditor General of Ontario raises concerns about colleges and their increased reliance on international student fees.

  Education

  Dec 6, 2021
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• Laurentian University withholding documents for financial audit, Ontario auditor general says

  Laurentian University had been refusing to provide documents for an audit into its finances, prompting Ontario's auditor general to go to court to request the information.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• OSC failed to alert public to many potentially risky investments: auditor general report

  Lysyk's office found that in almost half of the cases it analyzed the OSC had sufficient information to issue a warning about potentially harmful activity to investors, but didn't.

  Cannabis

  Dec 1, 2021
• Pot products often out of stock in Ontario because of poor forecasts: auditor’s report

  Ontario's auditor general says some cannabis products are often out of stock because the province's pot retailer is inaccurately forecasting inventory levels.

  Cannabis

  Dec 1, 2021
• PTSD among Ontario Provincial Police officers contributing to staffing shortages: auditor general

  The audit found that in 2020 more than 1,000 front-line constable positions were vacant - about a quarter of all such positions in the OPP.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
• Ontario using frequent Minister’s Zoning Orders to fast-track development: auditor general

  An audit by Bonnie Lysyk's office says the government issued 44 Minister's Zoning Orders between March 2019 and March 2021, when in the past, about one was issued per year.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Key findings from Ontario auditor general’s annual report

  Ontario's auditor general released her annual report of value-for-money audits Wednesday, covering a range of issues. Here are some of the key findings:

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Ontario’s LTC sector not ‘sufficiently positioned, prepared’ to respond to COVID-19 in effective way: AG

  Bonnie Lysyk said for several years “the public sector had not yet effectively addressed the systemic weaknesses in the delivery of long-term care in Ontario."

  Health

  Apr 28, 2021