Auditor General Sheila Fraser launches internal probe to find how two versions of its report on the expenditure of the G8 have fled Monday. (Pawel Dwulit/Canadian Press)A spokesperson, Office of the Auditor General Sheila Fraser launches internal probe on two draft reports leaks in the G8 Fund, confirmed Tuesday.
During this time, just before the Federal leaders debate, NDP leader Jack Layton addressed a letter to Fraser suggesting a meeting among the leaders of 4 to Thursday to find a solution to release the final report of the G8, according to Kathleen MonkDirecteur communication Layton.
However the Auditor General of the Agency told CBC News, he is not aware of such a letter and noted Fraser will be in Nunavut for the rest of the week.
The Auditor General to the investigation, the Bureau and other government agencies seek to know how two projects of versions of a report awaited on federal spending on the Summit of the G8/G20 a leak.
"Our security officer of the Department has initiated discussions with other departmental security officers to address this issue," said Ghislain Desjardins, a spokesman for the Office of the Auditor General.
Various leaks of drafts of the report on federal spending on the Summit of the G8/G20 were disclosed Monday.
The Canadian Press reported earlier Monday that the Conservative Government allegedly misinformed Parliament to win approval for a fund G8 $ 50 million that spread to the money on dubious projects in a conservative district.
Leaks led to calls from all parts of the report to be released by Fraser before the televised leaders debate Tuesday night.
The Auditor General issued his own statement, saying that only its final report will represent its audit findings and conclusions when it is tabled in Parliament.
Fraser is an independent agent of Parliament, and it can only to release its report when it is in session. It will publish its report after the election of May 2.
NDP candidate David Christopherson, stated that the Auditor General is doing the right thing in trying to find how its reports were disclosed.
"This is exactly what I expect Mrs Fraser to do." "This is why it has the highest amount of respect on the Hill", Christopherson said.
Chistopherson also defended a decision to block a motion which could report Fraser on G8 to be published in the election spending.
Hamilton Centre for the NDP candidate told journalists on Tuesday a motion came before the Committee which would open the door to enable the Auditor General of the public accounts of the House of common report that will be released when the Parliament is not in session of.
The NDP voted with the Conservatives on 24 March, delaying the motion at a later meeting. However, the minority Conservative Government fell on 25 March.
Christopherson, who was Vice-Chairman of the Committee of the Commons, said on Tuesday, however, that the Liberal request came on short notice without time to review the proposal and to the Auditor General to discuss changes in the policy.
"Of course I realized there are some partisan advantage for me and other members, if I allowed to achieve this objective, but it was not registered in the democratic tradition of the Parliament, was not respectful of the Office of the auditor"christopherson."said."
"The hypocrisy of the move was too large." Political parties have made their fair share of sit on Auditor General's reports in the past. ?
He said there are very strict rules about how the Auditor General reports are released and that it would be wrong to change the partisan gain practice.
"Me I did the right thing in terms of why I am here and whose ideas I represent in this Committee," Christopherson said.
The candidate NDP said he would vote even if he had the chance to do so again. Christopherson said now that the drafts of the reports are in the public domain, he said that it would be beneficial release the final report.
"It was not on the content, it is the integrity of the Auditor General of labour. These rules are in place for very good reasons, "he says.
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