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10.12.2021 / 04:51

Auditor general says Ottawa fell short on pandemic border controls

An investigation by Auditor General Karen Hogan has found significant failings in the enforcement of testing and quarantining travellers entering Canada. David Akin explains the findings, as uncertainty about the Omicron variant rises.

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Ottawa has no idea if 75 per cent of air arrivals obeyed hotel quarantine rule: AG report

The Public Health Agency of Canada has no idea whether three-quarters of people who arrived by air earlier this year obeyed the requirement to quarantine at government-authorized hotels as part of the enforcement effort to limit the spread ofCOVID-19.

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Auditor general: Feds failed at maintaining PPE emergency stockpile

The federal government needs to fix long-standing issues with Canada’s emergency medical stockpile system, according to a new report by auditor general Karen Hogan. David Akin breaks down the problems outlined by Hogan.

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COVID-19: Canada’s auditor general says government wasn’t properly prepared to face pandemic

Canada’s auditor general Karen Hogan delivered two audit reports related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, where she said the information revealed the federal government was not properly prepared to fight the pandemic.

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Canada knew of PPE supply issues ‘over a decade’ before COVID-19 but was still unprepared: AG

COVID-19 pandemic hit, Canadian public health officials knew there were problems with how the country managed its emergency medical stockpile – but failed to act.In a new report issued Wednesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan said that failure to fix the problems ahead of time meant Canada was not as prepared as it could have been for the surge in demand for precious personal protective equipment last year.“The audit found that at the onset of the pandemic, PHAC lacked some of the systems and practices it needed to properly manage and operate the country’s stockpile of emergency equipment,” Hogan wrote in her report.“The Agency had known for over a decade that these issues existed.

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Canada’s public health agency blindsided by COVID-19, scrambled to respond: AG report

pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19.

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Conservatives ask auditor to probe government’s $900M partnership with WE Charity

Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government’s decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter to Auditor General Karen Hogan today, the Conservatives say the decision to “outsource” the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity undermines Parliament’s ability to monitor the program.

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Critical eye to be cast on feds’ COVID-19 programs, new auditor general says

The nominee to be Canada’s next auditor general says the office will cast a critical eye on federal pandemic preparedness and key spending the Liberals have rolled out to cushion the economic blow from COVID-19.

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