Auditor-General Hogan steers clear of involvement in document dispute

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Auditor-General Hogan steers clear of involvement in document dispute
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Hogan told the Commons standing committee on public accounts that the two sides need to resolve the issue without her

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on March 19.Karen Hogan, the federal Auditor-General , has told MPs she has no role to play in solving the dispute between opposition parties and the government that has brought work to a standstill in the House of Commons.

“I respect the privilege of the House and its ability to compel the production of documents, but this is not my information to hand over. It is the government’s,” Ms. Hogan told the committee. The Auditor-General’s audit found 90 instances where funding for projects was approved when conflict-of-interest policies weren’t followed, representing a total of $76-million.

The Conservatives’ filibuster centres over a motion of privilege, which takes precedence over other House business. It has left the Liberal government unable to table new bills.

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