Michael Ferguson

• Phoenix pay fiasco: Union demands money for new pay system in upcoming budget

  Civil servants this month are marking three years since the initial roll-out of Phoenix, which resulted in more than half of all federal employees being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2019
  
• Parliamentarians pay tribute to ‘indefatigable’ auditor general Michael Ferguson, dead at 60

  Michael Ferguson, 60, served in the role for seven years before his death from cancer on Saturday.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2019
  
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• Canada’s auditor general Michael Ferguson dead at 60

  Ferguson served as Canada's auditor general for seven years.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2019
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• Roy Green: Australia’s old jets are not Canada’s first experience with military cast-offs

  Should Canada buy used military jets from Australia? Roy Green looks at how things went when Canada bought used submarines from the U.K.

  Nov 22, 2018
• Liberals buying fighter jets, but don’t have enough pilots to fly them: auditor general

  Auditor general Michael Ferguson said the air force doesn't have enough people to fly the planes it already has.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2018
• Auditor general stands by stinging criticism of Phoenix pay system

  The Phoenix system has resulted in thousands of federal civil servants being under-paid, over-paid or not paid at all.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2018
• ‘An incomprehensible failure’: Auditor general slams Phoenix pay system rollout

  The auditor general's second, more detailed report into what went wrong with the Phoenix system was released on Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  May 29, 2018
• Edmonton woman told she owes $43K as result of Phoenix pay system errors

  An Edmonton woman said she's at her wit's end after being told she owes $43,000 as a result of Phoenix-related pay errors.

  Money

  Dec 3, 2017
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• Royal Military College commandant defends value of education at the institution

  Canada’s auditor general says RMC costs twice as much as other universities and turns out graduates that are lacking in military education and leadership skills.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2017
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• Phoenix-related pay errors affected more than half of all federal public servants: auditor general

  The auditor general warns it could cost over $1 billion to resolve issues with the government’s pay system, which was meant to save money.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2017