Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 13, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba If Winnipeg free August Federal watchdog urges new audit politicians have reservations about value for the Dollar reporting by John Federal spending watchdog Macdonell says provincial taxpayers should get a value for die Dollar audit on Bow their Money is but a group of politicians who head legislative oversight committees across the country had reservations about the auditor generals pitch to their annual meeting in Winnipeg who retires next month after seven years As the chief Thorn in Ottawa is pushing an interventionist form of scrutinizing the Public books called comprehensive it goes far beyond the Audi tors traditional role of identifying Cost overruns by Macdonell told the chairmen of nine provincial Public accounts committees and the Federal com All Las and that his new approach would allow the auditor of any publicly operated judge rejects helmet charge Edmonton up a traffic court judge dismissed a charge against an Edmon ton Man of operating a motorcycle without a saying the Law is big brother legislation and is contrary to the Alberta Bill of James was charged june 21 after a demonstration by the bikers rights organization protest ing Albertas compulsory helmet in an interview from his Home after his ruling yester provincial court judge Thomas said the provinces Law is legislating me against contrary i see it As being contrary to the Alberta Bill of he said Laws forcing the Ose of seat belts in some provinces Are similar to ones requiring motorcyclists to Wear Alberta does not have mandatory seat Belt in British Columbia on provincial court judge Cyril Woodcliff held that compulsory helmet legislation is invalid in that Thomas refused to speculate if the Crown will Appeal they can do what they but i think Ive opened a wasps Garry acting vice president of the bikers Orga said he was Happy to hear of the he said the number of Motorc Cle related accidents would decrease if voluntary helmet use were allowed because it would Force bikers to be More careful when Riding without a striking workers airlifted Montreal up plan Load after plan Load of Zaidoff workers continue to Stream in from James Bay construction bringing with them mixed feelings about the strike that prompted their evacuation and left them without some of the construction men Are they went to James Bay to make Good not to be forced out by a strike of Kitchen workers and but work or no Many Are glad to be away from treeless trailer Camps at the 15 construction Kilometres North of Jeannine Benay rushed into her husbands arms at the Airport she haunt seen him or her son for but its not going to be easy now that no salary is coming she though theres always unemployment i Michej Belanger and his Jeanluc both Iron said they we rent Happy to be but living up there had its drawbacks if you can it More than three youre Tough body whether 8 Jovern Merit of a symphony delve into the causes of wasteful spending and recommend corrective in Macdonell provincial auditors should be empowered to judge efficiency of government spending and internal controls on its a very sophisticated Brand of he its never been tackled anywhere in world but some worried some of the Public accounts were worried that value audits could propel auditors into the political Arena where the Wisdom of government programs Are properly i find the line is quite Fine on How far an auditor general can go before he goes Over the Politi Cal said tory my and Feder Al Public accounts chairman Bill Manitoba accounts committee Macdonell makes pitch head Jim Walding vital said the Lyon government had proposed empowering auditor Ziprick to comment on spending efficiency last but the tories later withdrew the move and were supported by the he we Felt it would be improper of the auditor to cow Nwart Oft political Walding we Felt he should just Check spending payments against the amount theres no Way he should be getting into that Gray Walding argued that an auditor would Nave to judge the social and economic Impact of spending and determine if it was that where the Dan Ger he a comprehensive audit on a philosophical Issue such As the most desirable Type of dental program for children would be a Walding costs might be higher under one run by the provincial health but the nip maintains broader goals Are met than under the conservative program run by the Manitoba dental i have reservations about the auditor treading Here because of How close it can get to the policy he attempting to Flay such Mac Dottell said an auditor can avoid being drawn into political issues by keeping his nose out of debates on whether a pro Gram accomplished what it was designed to an auditor should Only measure How efficiently the Money was he were not trying to second guess he effectiveness of a program is the oppositions before the Federal liberals finally granted the auditor general full Independence in 1977 and endorsed a a Macdonell the Audi Tor could Only report discrepancies Between the amount of Money authorized by parliament for a program or project and the amount actually it produced a on dimensional he it didst say what to do about the traditional View was that government fears of spending to Voaid act As a deterrent and get departments to clean tip their As Mac Donell it just aint the 1077 he changed totally the perspective of the Macdonell began to slowly introduce comprehensive where the systems for financial and managerial control in government were Analysed we decided to recommend what should be done and then we got the departments to respond to critic comprehensive Macdonell office has already performed comprehensive audits on 18 government departments in the last three adoption of comprehensive auditing was re commended to parliament in 1978 and endorsed by the commons Public accounts committee in March of last will save you you can build your own in a single weekend and save Money doing it available one 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