Government continues to ignore message of mismanagement outlined in AG report

Similar to past Auditor General (AG) reports, government refuses to recognize that a lack of due diligence and mismanagement is creating significant problems in programming right across government, says Opposition Finance Critic Kelvin Parsons.

Parsons pointed to the numerous examples outlined in this year’s AG’s review of government departments and agencies of incomplete documentation, inadequate inspection and monitoring, lack of follow-up, missed deadlines, ignored policies, breaches of legislation and a refusal to fulfill commitments to reporting mechanisms.

“Every year this government tries to gloss over their mismanagement practices and lack of due diligence in ensuring programming runs efficiently, effectively and with the necessary financial prudence and oversight,” said Mr. Parsons.  “This year we again see a recurring theme of government complacency and neglect. If lessons were being learned, the AG would not have to cite so many of these examples each year in his report.

“This government appears to have real difficulty maintaining the necessary inspection and monitoring protocols and this is costing the taxpayers of the province significant amounts of money. In addition, public safety is being compromised because the appropriate follow-up processes and due diligence are not being done in acceptable timeframes. One only has to look at the system currently in place in our province to protect children and the number of problems identified and highlighted in this report. If we cannot ensure that effective guidelines are established and followed to protect the most vulnerable in this province, government is certainly not doing its job.

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