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Auditor General says spending problems persist for government
VICTORIA/CKNW (AM980)
Sean Leslie | Email news tips to Sean
3/13/2013

BC's Auditor-General says progress has been made since he first rapped the legislative assembly over "substantial irregularities", but problems persist and more must be done.


John Doyle also zeroes in on an expensive lease and renovations to the constituency office of Liberal MLA Eric Foster.


He says public money was used to pay not only the 67-thousand dollar lease, but 51-thousand dollars in renovations, and the landlord may be conducting private business on premises paid for with public money.


Doyle also says previously missing invoices have now been submitted, but with no date stamp, raising "serious concerns" as to when they were actually added to the legislative record. 


Foster is paying back that money via deductions from his constituency allowance.


The legislative assembly is calling the arrangement an "exception", and is considering hiring a leasing expert to help guide decisions in the future. 

 


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  1. taxed to death posted on 03/13/2013 03:15 PM
    There a shocker...another liberal scathing by the man of the hour! the plot thinckens for Bc's most ever corrupt government! Will it ever end?

    Any takers?
  2. Ken280 posted on 03/13/2013 03:35 PM
    As only the liberals will do and this is just the tip of the iceberg.Only a Forensic Audit will get to the matters of this Government! Special treatment of Eric Foster is an insult to taxpayers.Go NDp go
    1. taxed to death posted on 03/13/2013 03:47 PM
      @Ken280 must be a forensic audit anything less is incomplete
  3. 4645 posted on 03/13/2013 04:34 PM
    If Foster needs a date stamp, I know just the person he can go ask to get that all worked out.
    1. commonsense posted on 03/13/2013 04:51 PM
      @4645 Start with a D and rhymes with ticks?
    2. taxed to death posted on 03/13/2013 05:59 PM
      @4645 My god why don't we go back as far as WW1......someone's livin under a rock.....note to self boys it's 20 years after the fact....what a reach....don't forget the misplaced Skytrain ticket as well....go crazy don't miss a thing.
  4. BlakeN posted on 03/13/2013 05:59 PM
    You know, I live near vernon and know the building of which is under scrutiny. It has a breathtaking view of a parking garage. It is really nothing more than a hole in the wall and anyone pouring that much money to renovate, then lease the property has mis represented the area. I support Doyles assesment as does anyone that can see this clearly. I am a local and I can see it.
  5. BlakeN posted on 03/14/2013 01:05 PM
    Check out page 8 – paragraph 5 from the Auditor General's report “Furthermore, none of the $660,000 in payments made in fiscal 2012 were publically disclosed, as required under the Financial Information Act. While the Legislative Assembly maintains a separate page on the Province’s public accounts that identifies the individual recipients of salaries in excess of $75,000, these retirement allowances were not included in these disclosures, even though their “regular” salaries were.”
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