Kim Adair

• Nova Scotia failing to properly oversee addictions, mental health care, says auditor

  Nova Scotia's auditor general says the Office of Addictions and Mental Health is failing to provide effective oversight of mental health and addiction services.

  Canada

  Jun 23
  
• N.S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general

  Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids.

  Health

  Mar 31
  
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• Nova Scotia auditor general flags transparency problems in health-care reporting

  Kim Adair says in a new report that taxpayers can't properly determine whether billions of dollars in investments are paying off if they don't have the proper data.

  Health

  Jan 27
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• Complaint by former Liberal party president against N.S. auditor general dismissed

  A regulatory body has dismissed a complaint by the former president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party against the province's auditor general.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2025
• Nova Scotia auditor general credits government on progress fulfilling recommendations

  Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government has made substantial progress toward completing recommendations from reports between 2020 to 2022. 

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2025
• N.S. auditor general says proposed changes would ‘erode’ watchdog’s independence

  Nova Scotia's auditor general Kim Adair says she has 'respectfully requested' that proposed changes to the province's Auditor General Act be withdrawn.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2025
• Nova Scotia auditor critical of province’s $34.5 million purchase of unfinished hotel

  Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the province did not exercise appropriate due diligence when it bought an unfinished hotel for $34.5 million to convert into a health facility.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2024
• After critical report, N.S. promises to fine ambulance company for poor service

  A Nova Scotia Health Department official says the government will fine the province's ambulance service if it fails to meet performance standards for response times.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2023
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• Cape Breton-based employment organization mismanaged $1 million: auditor general

  The report says the organization’s executive director, along with some management and staff, “engaged in unethical and unprofessional behaviour."

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
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• Nova Scotia Fire Marshal’s office failing to manage fire and building safety: auditor

  Nova Scotia's auditor general says the provincial Fire Marshal's office is putting the public at risk in failing to manage fire and building safety despite repeated warnings.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023