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12.05.2021 / 21:05

Audit flags issues with tracking Ontario pandemic pay program, other COVID-19 expenses

COVID-19 relief spending.Among other things, the audit found no tracking of when front-line workers received pandemic pay.The audit also found the program had weak processes to verify funds went to eligible people.In all, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk looked at 26 health-related COVID-19 spending programs authorized between March and June 2020.

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Ontario government admits long-term care homes needed more attention during pandemic

A damning report by Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk is blasting the province’s response to COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes. Eric Sorensen reports on the history of mismanagement that left the system vulnerable to the devastating consequences of the pandemic.

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Ontario AG says decisions by government, officials ‘complicated’ long-term care homes ability to respond to COVID-19

Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk said Wednesday that from her perspective, there were decisions made by government and other officials that “complicated” long-term care homes’ ability to deal with their residents, including the transferring of patients into homes causing overcrowding that created isolation issues.

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Ontario AG says COVID-19 revealed a ‘history of issues not being addressed in timely way’ in province’s long-term care sector

Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk spoke about her latest report on long-term care homes on Wednesday, saying “what we have here is a history of issues not being addressed in a timely way,” including that the long-term care sector and province did not learn from the lessons of SARS.

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Ontario’s auditor general to release special report on COVID-19 long-term care readiness, response

Ontario’s auditor general is set to table a second special report at Queen’s Park on Wednesday that further probes the provincial government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Bonnie Lysyk’s report, which her office previously said was set to focus on the management of COVID-19 spending, personal protective equipment and issues in long-term care, will be presented to the legislature Wednesday morning.In late November, Lysyk released the findings of her first major examination of the government’s handling of the pandemic.

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Ontario governor general says virtual care expansion moving too slow, more work to be done

Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk revealed in her annual report that the province’s expansion of virtual health-care services was “rudimentary and slow” leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will need more work to deliver communication technologies to be effective and sustainable after the global crisis ends.

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Ontario’s auditor general tables damning report on provincial government’s COVID-19 response

An extraordinary report from the province’s auditor general on the Ontario government’s COVID-19 response led to an extraordinary news conference with Premier Doug Ford taking aim at Bonnie Lysyk’s work. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Ontario’s auditor general slams province’s pandemic response

Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released a scathing report into the province’s pandemic response. Mike Drolet explains Lysyk’s findings, and how Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott are pushing back.

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5 things to know about the auditor general’s report on Ontario’s COVID-19 response

COVID-19 response. Among other things, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk said that Ontario’s measures were “slower and more reactive relative to most other provinces.”Here are five highlights from the auditor general’s report.The auditor general’s report said that Ontario’s command structure had become “overly cumbersome” and was not led by public health experts.

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Auditor general to release report on Ontario governement’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic so far, including how it has made decisions during the global health crisis.The special report issued by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk will look at emergency management in the context of the pandemic, as well as outbreak planning and decision-making.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]It will also include an audit of government processes related to COVID-19 testing, case management and contact tracing.

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