Nutrition North Canada - the real expenditure record

FRED HILL + MICHAEL FITZGERALD: Among its many criticisms of Nutrition North Canada (NNC), the auditor general’s report released late last November chastised Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) for failing to implement the cost containment strategy that was a Treasury Board condition for program approval. Senior officials from the department appeared at standing committee on public accounts on March 23, bobbing and weaving as they tried to defend the indefensible record of mismanagement of a program that promises to become a key election issue in as many as 10 northern ridings.

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