Court Painter seen with NS AG Kim Adair
Nova Scotia’s auditor general wants the provincial government to withdraw a bill that allows her to be fired without cause.
Kim Adair told reporters today the proposed changes threaten her independence and permit the government to veto the release of “any report it doesn’t like.”
An auditor can be removed with the assent of two-thirds of the legislature, but the government’s bill would drop the requirement that just cause be provided before the termination.
The bill would also give the government the power to withhold auditor general reports for reasons of public interest, public safety or legal privilege.
NS Premier ‘Capt’ Houston seen in stormy Nova Scotia swells
Other items of note:
Ecology Action Centre criticizes N.S.’s bill to lift bans on fracking, uranium exploration
NS Premier ‘Capt’ Houston navigating the rough seas of his own making.
Nova Scotia Auditor General Kim Adair released a report yesterday which showed the government spent $1.38 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year that wasn’t first authorized by the legislature.
Court Painter seen in studio with two recent seascapes.