Federal audit reveals problems with B.C. First Nations Health Authority
VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia has numerous problems with executive hiring, compensation and conflict of interest, a report by Canada’s auditor general says.
Michael Ferguson’s office was conducting a study of the health authority in the fall of 2014 when it received an anonymous letter outlining several allegations including workplace misconduct by senior officials.
A report released by the office Tuesday said the authority became the subject of an audit in the midst of the study that was launched in October 2013.
It said the country’s only such health authority was not transparent about the amount of money it spent on professional and service contracts, hospitality and travel or senior executives’ salaries.