Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk's report on how the Ford government has handled the crisis is a damning assessment of mismanagement and poor leadership, writes Bill Kelly.

"Local medical officers of health informed us that they were confused by provincial politicians delivering public health advice in place of the chief medical officer of health."

Bonnie Lysyk says outdated provincial emergency plans played a role in slowing down the provincial response in the winter and spring, as did systemic issues such as a lack of laboratory surge capacity and old IT systems.

Ontario may not meet its greenhouse gas emission targets because they're not a "cross-government priority," the province's auditor general said Wednesday, casting doubt on a key environmental pledge made by Premier Doug Ford.

Bonnie Lysyk says the $200 million estimate given by the governing Progressive Conservatives in 2018 represented the cost of providing services to all refugee claimants, not just so-called irregular border crossers.

Environment Minister Jeff Yurek revoked the Nation Rise Wind Farm project's approval late last year, citing concerns about the bat population.

Ontario's NDP leader is calling on the auditor general to investigate the costing claims behind the cancellation of Hamilton's LRT project.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is on track to meet its emissions-reduction targets for 2030, despite the province's auditor general finding those goals aren't realistic under current plans.

Bonnie Lysyk says that over the past four years, the government conducted fewer than two per cent of the eligibility reviews that its own directives say it should.

"Each year, Ontario hospitals discharge one million people," Lysyk said. "Of those, about 67,000 people were harmed during their hospital stay."