Preceded by John Wiersema Name Michael Ferguson | Role Auditor General | |
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Education University of New Brunswick | ||
Mike bossio mp questions auditor general michael ferguson april 2016
Michael Ferguson was appointed Auditor General of Canada, effective November 28, 2011. Previous to this post, he served as the deputy minister of finance and secretary to the board of management for the province of New Brunswick.
Contents
- Mike bossio mp questions auditor general michael ferguson april 2016
- Career
- 2012 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada
- F 35 Controversy
- References
Career
Ferguson obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick. In 1985, he started work as an auditor in New Brunswick's comptroller's office. He became the provincial comptroller from 2000 to 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he was the province's Auditor General. Prior to becoming Auditor General of Canada he served as Deputy Minister of Finance for the province of New Brunswick.
From 2005 until 2010, Ferguson held various executive positions with the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants (NBICA).
2012 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada
Ferguson's first report as Auditor General was his 2012 Spring Report, released April 3, 2012. The report covered six audits of various Government of Canada operations and procurements, each contained within a separate chapter of the report:
The report also included an appendix report of the President of the Treasury Boards’ Annual Report to Parliament on the Tabling of Crown Corporations’ Reports 2011.
F-35 Controversy
Chapter 2 of the 2012 Spring Report ignited controversy for the Conservative government by revealing the process to procure 65 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters for the RCAF was troubled by several irregularities. On April 5, 2012, Ferguson revealed the government likely knew prior to the May 2011 General Election that the $16 billion final price tag to purchase and maintain the jets was $10 billion under budget. The report and subsequent revelation prompted the opposition NDP to call for Defence Minister Peter Mackay's resignation.