Ontario Auditor General

• Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing party

  Auditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.

  Politics

  Dec 2
  
• Ford government picked low-scoring projects pushed by lobbyists for training fund: AG

  The funding received by low-scoring applications with lobbyists “can create an appearance of real or potential preferential treatment by the minister’s office,” the auditor said.

  Politics

  Oct 1
  
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• Ontario auditor general sets date to release reports on skills development fund, child care

  In a statement on Wednesday, Auditor General Shelley Spence's office announced the special reports would be made public on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m.

  Canada

  Sep 24
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• Ontario’s auditor general to investigate how Metrolinx picks subway stations

  A new page on the legislative watchdog's website reveals the full list of audits Auditor General Shelley Spence and her team are currently undertaking, including the subway probe.

  Canada

  Sep 15
• Ontario auditor general has ‘active audits’ on special ed, child care: internal docs

  The information is contained within a briefing document prepared for Education Minister Paul Calandra in March, which says there are "active audits" underway on both topics.

  Education

  Jul 3
• Ontario Liberals ask Auditor General to review government ads during election campaign

  Ontario's Liberal party has written to the Auditor General asking for a determination on whether government ads have essentially become election campaign ads for Doug Ford.

  Politics

  Feb 23
• Ontario pauses 15 government advertising campaigns deemed to be partisan

  When Doug Ford called a snap election, Ontario's top civil servant paused 15 government ad campaigns that had previously been flagged by the auditor general as partisan.

  Politics

  Feb 22
• Ontario auditor: at least 99 patients placed in LTC homes without their consent

  The auditor general's office this week says the government has not been transparent in implementing a law that allows hospital placement co-ordinators to transfer those patients.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2023
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• Ontario not respecting environmental consultation obligations, auditor says

  The auditor general said the government did not follow the Environmental Bill of Rights when it made "sweeping changes" to the province's land use and housing framework.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2023
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• Most Ontario government ads last year were partisan: auditor general

  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government spent about $25 million — or three quarters of its total advertising spending — last year on ads the AG believes are partisan.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2023