Nova Scotia finance minister defends spending process flagged by auditor general
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NDP Leader Claudia Chender called MacMaster’s response “troubling” and said it stood in contrast to complaints raised by the Tories about a lack of oversight around spending when they were in opposition.
“I think the minister’s comments show a fundamental disregard and a certain lack of understanding of our legislative process,”
Chender said. “We are the only province in Canada that doesn’t have this type of (legislature) oversight and I think it should raise alarm bells for people.”
Chender said the auditor general’s report presents an opportunity to make changes to the current Finance Act in order to make it more transparent.
“The government ought to do that,” she said.”