An audit of purchasing practices in Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s department has found there is no governance committee that “actively provide[s] guidance and oversight over procurement activities.”
This and other findings are the result of an audit conducted by the internal audit function of the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), which were compiled in the report titled “Audit of Procurement Practices” and published in June, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
PCH spent a total of $20.5 million in 2020–21, according to the auditors.
“The audit team identified a gap in terms of the Department’s governance framework as it relates to procurement. Specifically, while the team’s work identified two (2) governance bodies that have some visibility to procurement as part of function, neither body is providing active guidance and oversight regarding the Department’s procurement plans and activities.” the report said….