National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is facing calls from Conservatives to apologize for suggesting that Tuesday's auditor general report indicating that billions of dollars in COVID-19 benefits went to those who were ineligible was influenced by political pressure.
On Tuesday, auditor general Karen Hogan tabled a report raising alarms that, of the $211 billion the federal government sent out to Canadians and companies during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic,went to those who were ineligible, and another $27.4 billion merited further investigation.
"This is not the auditor general's fault," the minister said in French. "We all know that she was pressured by the opposition to produce this report. Political games notwithstanding, let us not forget that the wage subsidy saved the economy." On it went, first with the minister stating that she wouldn't apologize, then with her doubling down with her "pressured" line.
To this, the minister replied that she had "total confidence" in the auditor general and that Hogan has her "utmost respect," but she did not apologize.The parliamentary drama poured over into a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday afternoon, where Hogan was asked to respond to Lebouthillier's question period comments.
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