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Canada’s parliamentary watchdogs struggle for more financial independence
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
The auditor general is Canada’s first officer of Parliament, created shortly after Confederation to check government spending. In the firmament of the nine agents of Parliament, the auditor general, with a $117-million budget, is the uber-watchdog, the most visible and often better known than ministers… the auditor general’s office has a deeply entrenched culture of independence and a “semi-adversarial role” in dealing with government.
Tags: budget, economy, jurisdiction
Posted in Governance Debates | No Comments »
Time to reconsider preferential hiring practices for women in public service: watchdog
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
April 13, 2010.
Women now hold the majority of jobs in the public service, filling about 55 per cent of all jobs. They also have a firm hold on senior jobs, holding about 43 per cent of all executive positions. …the biggest worry about amending the Employment Act and removing women as an equity group is the impact on visible minority women who face a difficult time getting into the public service and management.
Tags: rights, women
Posted in Equality Debates | 1 Comment »
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