Michael Ferguson

Type: Person

Name: Michael Ferguson

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

In Committee from the House of Commons : Public Accounts - May 21, 2013

Public AccountsAuditor General Michael Ferguson presents his office's main estimates. ... [Published CPAC - May 22 2013]

Entities: Michael Ferguson

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Extra funds for teachers

EXTRA money for teachers in regional high schools will be warmly welcomed by parents, State School Parents and Friends president Jenny Eddington said.Education Minister Nick McKim said funding to give college students more options would also boost retention ... [Published Tasmania Mercury - May 21 2013]

Entities: Nick McKim, Michael Ferguson, Communities, Education

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

AG: Tough to account for $3.1B

OTTAWA – Canadians may never know how Liberal and Conservative governments spent $3.1 billion in anti-terrorism funding between 2001 and 2009.Asked whether the current government should try to create a clear record of the spending, auditor general Michael ... [Published Banff Crag & Canyon - May 02 2013]

Entities: Michael Ferguson, Ottawa

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

Newfoundland premier backs AG?s assessment of search-and-rescue services

Above: Auditor General Michael Ferguson criticizes Canada’s search-and-rescue servicesST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says she will ask to meet with federal officials to discuss the auditor general’s criticism of search and ... [Published Global News Canada - May 02 2013]

Entities: Kathy Dunderdale, Michael Ferguson, Peter MacKay

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 5 reports

Ottawa unveils measures to improve search-and-rescue after AG report, insist it was the plan all along

OTTAWA — Just days after the auditor general’s sharp warning about Canada’s search-and-rescue capability, the Harper government is unveiling a series of measures to bolster it. Defence Minister Peter MacKay says the government will spend $16.2 million ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - May 02 2013]

Entities: Ottawa, Peter MacKay, Michael Ferguson, Canada, Halifax (Canada)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Tony Clement

Opposition hammers government over unaccounted-for spending

The NDP is calling for an inquiry into $3.1 billion in unaccounted-for spending highlighted in the auditor general’s latest report.In a report released Tuesday, Auditor General Michael Ferguson said the funds were earmarked for public security and anti-terrorism ... [Published CTV News - May 01 2013]

Entities: Tony Clement, Michael Ferguson, Public Security, Counter-Terrorism

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 14 reports

Peter MacKay

Why the Conservatives will have a very bad week

Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word. And we appreciate you, the reader. We are always looking for ways to create a better user experience for you and wanted to try out a new functionality that provides you with a reading experience in which ... [Published Macleans Online - May 01 2013]

Entities: Michael Ferguson, Peter MacKay, THE GLOBE AND MAIL

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 15 reports

After AG's report, Clement says accounting process needs to be ‘rectified’

One day after an auditor general’s report highlighted $3.1 billion in unaccounted-for spending on counter-terrorism and public security, Treasury Board President Tony Clement said the reporting process will be more transparent going forward.Auditor General ... [Published CTV News - May 01 2013]

Entities: Tony Clement, Michael Ferguson, Public Security, Counter-Terrorism

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

No surprises in search and rescue critique, locals say

Auditor general's report shines light on existing concerns, say politicians, fishermen Stephen Ryan's father and uncle died when their fishing boat, the Ryan's Commander, sank nearly nine years ago. (CBC )People who spend time on the water in and around ... [Published CBC - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Randy Edmunds, Michael Ferguson, Goose Bay, Military/Armed Forces, Fighter aircraft

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

Cdns secrets vulnerable: AG report

OTTAWA The feds cant account for billions of dollars in security funding, the auditor general said Tuesday in a harsh report that also warned classified information remains an easy target for spies.Liberal and Conservative governments devoted about $12.9 ... [Published CNEWS - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Stephen Harper, Communications Security Establishment, Proper Clearance

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 10 reports

Feds crack down on EI overpayments

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.Auditor General of Canada Michael Ferguson speaks to reporters at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 regarding the 2013 Spring Report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickOttawa ... [Published Castanet.net - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Ottawa, Michael Ferguson, Sean Kilpatrick

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

Search and rescue plagued by shoddy, outdated equipment: Auditor General

OTTAWA – Significant improvements are required to sustain Canada’s federal search-and-rescue system, said Auditor General Michael Ferguson.In his spring report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, Ferguson indicated “ongoing staffing and training challenges ... [Published Portage Daily Graphic - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Michael Ferguson, SEARCH AND RESCUE, Sustainability, Royal Canadian Air Force

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The Arctic This Week: 04 May 2013 – 10 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 13 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:18Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here . Thanks for joining us this week! We hope you find TATW useful and ...
Colin Kenny: Canada’s search-and-rescue dodge [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 13 2013] If Defence Minister Peter MacKay sometimes appears to be sleepwalking when addressing problems within Canada’s military infrastructure, I can assure you he has been incredibly active. MacKay has been busy perfecting a strategy called “the Nod-and-Dodge ...
Michael Den Tandt: Harper must remedy Conservat... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 09 2013] This is the irony at the heart of the abortion debate that, despite a prolonged tamping effort by all parties in the House of Commons, is back with a vengeance: Stephen Harper, he of the putative hidden social-conservative agenda, is now de facto leader ...
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Matt Gurney: Ottawa’s inaction on search-and-re... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 02 2013] Federal Auditor-General Michael Ferguson’s just-released spring report makes for interesting reading. While most of the media and public attention has thus far focused on the reports that $3.1-billion in anti-terror funding cannot be adequately accounted, ...

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