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Auditing firms found to have “too many audit deficiencies”

Given that audits are one of the most common tools used to ensure probity and accountability in both public and private sectors, the findings of the Canadian Public Accountability Board are troubling. The CPAB is a non-profit company that provides oversight of the auditing industry, although membership and participation is voluntary. It seems to be [...]

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Media Update for September 6, 2010

Happy Labour Day to all. Canadian accountability news today is thin. In one interesting story, however, it appears that the government of British Columbia is suing Transport Canada for failing to do its due diligence with a hot air balloon operator. This, the province argues, was directly linked to a 2007 crash that killed two [...]

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