Sensitive personal data in areas like health and corrections are not being consistently encrypted, the province's auditor general warned Wednesday in a report. ...
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AG 2022: With five inspectors, government struggles to track thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells
'Wells that are poorly maintained and improperly plugged can lead to contaminants getting into the province’s groundwater or rising to the land surface around the well,' a report warns. ...
AG 2022: Ontario government spent $13M on ‘partisan’ ads
The Progressive Conservatives reneged on a 2018 election promise to restore the auditor general's oversight of government ads. ...
AG 2022: Ontario auto insurance premiums rose 14% since 2017, are highest in the country
Little has been done since a government-commissioned report in 2017 called Ontario's auto insurance system 'one of the least effective insurance systems in Canada.' ...
AG 2022: Poor coordination and communication hurt Ontario’s COVID vaccination efforts
The auditor general suggested some improvements, despite being generally pleased with how Ontario managed COVID. ...
AG 2022: Politically motivated development planning putting environment, pocketbooks at risk
Expert planners are overruled without much explanation. ...
AG 2022: Ontario ratepayers vulnerable as province heads toward electricity supply shortage
The Ministry of Energy says it is currently reviewing its long-term energy planning framework. ...
AG 2022: Undercover agents ‘effectively confirm’ casino money laundering still works
Bonnie Lysyk also found the OLG didn't pay its fair share to First Nations. ...
AG 2022: Efforts to stop invasive species sluggish and ineffective
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources takes an average of 44 months between completing a risk assessment for an invasive species and finally regulating it, the province's auditor general charges. ...
AG 2022: Real estate protections lacking for buyers
Realtors regulating realtors reveals rotten results. Recommendation: retooling. ...