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	Sheila Fraser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sheila Fraser (born September 16, 1950 in Dundee, Quebec, Canada) is the current Auditor General of Canada.
		As of June 2003, she is married and has three children.
		Her grandfather's cousin, John Fraser, also served as Auditor General of Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheila_Fraser (287 words)

	CBC News: Sunday - Sheila Fraser Interview
		SHEILA FRASER: Well, obviously there's a team working on this, they've been working for close to 18 months on this audit, they would come up and they would start and they actually sat down in my boardroom and they actually showed me the trail of the money and how this was working.
		SHEILA FRASER: Well I think that's something to ask them, and I've been seeing news reports coming out today that they may be transferring files to the Quebec police force, so I think they'll have to look at this situation and make their own decisions.
		SHEILA FRASER: I think part of my job is to inform Canadians and certainly to provide the information to Parliamentarians, but there is also a role that the Auditor General over time has taken on, through press presentations and all the rest of it that we do communicate with the broader public.
	www.cbc.ca /sunday/coverstory_fraser.html (5321 words)

	Edited Evidence * PACP * Number 028 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sheila Fraser: Well, the difficulty we note in the report is that more legislative changes are required to clarify the whole question of the chain of command, and who is in charge when there are emergencies.
		Sheila Fraser: Yes, the passport office is required to be self-financing; in fact, the passport office has a surplus, which is one of the questions we raise as well, because they should be justifying their costs--the costs they're charging--to Canadians.
		Sheila Fraser: One of the rationales I could give for that is that of course the federal government doesn't control all of this and that it has to deal with other partners, be they provincial, local, or municipal.
	www.parl.gc.ca /infocomdoc/38/1/PACP/Meetings/Evidence/PACPEV28-E.HTM (8744 words)

	Auditor General not 'watchdog' says Fraser
		Fraser and the 600 staff in her office are responsible for auditing over 100 federal departments, commissions and other bodies; Crown corporations like the CBC; and the three territorial governments and their agencies.
		Fraser pointed out that in terms of environmental policy, many departments have no idea how well they are doing in measuring up to commitments they have made.
		Fraser was at McGill as part of the Faculty of Management's Leaders Speakers' Series, which brings high-ranking Canadian executives to speak on their careers for students and others in the community.
	www.mcgill.ca /reporter/37/05/fraser (928 words)

	About the Auditor General
		Fraser has focussed the Office’s efforts on serving the needs of parliamentarians and ensuring they have objective and reliable information with which to scrutinize government activities and hold the government to account for its stewardship of public funds.
		Fraser enjoyed a fruitful and challenging career with the firm of Ernst and Young, where she became a partner in 1981.
		Fraser has also been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Simon Fraser University, Queen's University and the University of Waterloo that recognize her contribution to the fields of accounting and legislative auditing.
	www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/other.nsf/html/00agbio_e.html (392 words)

	Edited Evidence * PACC * Number 023 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sheila Fraser: A commission has been established: the chairperson of the Committee of the Public Accounts, the leader of the House of Commons, who would be like our government House leader, and seven other MPs appointed by the House, none of whom is a minister.
		Sheila Fraser: The commissioner belongs to the Office, and the envelope is meant for the Office as a whole.
		Sheila Fraser: We have a student in training program, if you will, so people who, for instance, are going through for the CA program write their exams and do their training period with us, qualify with us.
	www.parl.gc.ca /InfoComDoc/37/2/PACC/Meetings/Evidence/paccev23-e.htm (8920 words)

	All in the family
		Even before her appointment, Fraser was responsible for a host of public and private sector clients, including the Quebec government and the province's auditor general, during more than 20 years of service at Ernst and Young's Montreal and Quebec City offices.
		Fraser also worked for other public sector clients: she audited the control systems for collecting stumpage fees for the Department of Natural Resources and acted as a consultant to the Quebec treasury Board to help estimate the costs of the 1998 ice storm.
		When she moved to the OAG in 1999, Fraser not only brought strong technical skills to the job of deputy auditor general but proved she was up to the challenge of handling a senior position while balancing family and career life.
	www.camagazine.com /index.cfm/ci_id/6738/la_id/1.htm (2045 words)

	Famous Frasers 3
		In July 1945, Ian E Fraser sank the Japanese cruiser, the Takao, whilst commanding a four-crew mini submarine, the Sigyn and was awarded the VC for his bravery.
		At the age of ten Charles Fraser had been sent to the Benedictine College at Ratisbon, where he became the most brilliant student of that time, and the pride of his masters; at sixteen he left, and went to Stoneyhurst, there to prepare himself for the priesthood.
		Sir Edward H Fraser was Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1896/7, 1897/98 and 1898/99 and 1910/11.
	www.fraserofwesthill.com /Famous_Frasers3.html (1968 words)

	Fraser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fraser is a surname, of Scottish origin (see Clan Fraser), and may refer to many people.
		Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet (1936–1987), former chairman of House of Fraser
		Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fraser (432 words)

	CTV.ca \| Liberals hid costs of gun registry, Fraser says
		Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser holds up her annual report at a news conference before tabling it in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday.
		Fraser also noted that government officials refused to give up their client-solicitor privilege on conversations over the legality of the accounting decisions, denying the auditor general from access to key information.
		Fraser's damning indictment of program administration under the former Liberal government is likely to provide fodder for partisan bickering in the House of Commons.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060516/ag_report_060516/20060516?hub=TopStories (978 words)

	Michael Suddard's Homepage - The Backpeddling Martin: Did he know?
		Fraser, during the press conference at the Old Train Station in Ottawa, called the program “a blatant misuse of public funds” (Canadian Press 10 Feb. 2004).
		Fraser’s report noted that the two hundred fifty million dollars spent for this ‘program’ had very little paperwork to show where the money went and delivered very little in terms of results.
		Fraser, “more than $100 million was paid to various communications agencies in the form of fees and commissions, Fraser found.
	www.michaelsuddard.com /martin.html (1723 words)

	Bruce Fraser Communications -- Institute of Internal Auditors -- "Sheila Fraser: Cool Under Fire" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At 53, she is the first woman to occupy the top spot in the history of the 126-year-old independent auditor’s office.
		Fraser has been accused of political favoritism – criticism she emphatically denies.
		From her office in Ottawa, Fraser recently spoke with Internal Auditor about how she came to serve the Parliament of Canada, what keeps her up at night, and how she sees the future unfolding for Canada.
	www.bwfraser.com /sheila-fraser.html (2449 words)

	Plenaries
		Fraser will reflect on built-in safeguards to ensure independence in her role as Auditor General of Canada.
		Fraser has focused the Office's efforts on serving the needs of parliamentarians and ensuring they have objective and reliable information with which to scrutinize government activities and hold the government to account for its stewardship of public funds.
		Fraser has also been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Simon Fraser University and Queen's University that recognize her contribution to the fields of accounting and legislative auditing.
	www.eval.org /eval2005/aea05.plenaries.htm (757 words)

	CTV.ca \| Feds will deregister long guns, shotguns: CTV
		Fraser's report on the gun registry -- her second -- is expected to say the Liberal government tried to hide cost overruns from Parliament.
		Information from her audit was leaked to the media last week; however, Fraser said she doesn't feel the need to call in the police to deal with the situation.
		Fraser said there were serious inaccuracies in the story, leading her to believe the information was obtained verbally.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060516/gun_registry_fraser_060516/20060516?hub=Canada (654 words)

	AG report expected to target gun registry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fraser didn't reveal any new political scandals and said the report was more typical of past efforts.
		Fraser even called in the RCMP to investigate breaches of the Financial Administration Act, as well as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency to investigate unclaimed taxable benefits enjoyed by senior executives.
		Fraser has often spoken of her mother's influence on her professional life, saying she stressed the need for Fraser and her four younger sisters to pursue careers and be financially independent.
	www.canada.com /globaltv/national/story.html?id=691d130d-7e57-4fb1-b328-879d8e2135ce (624 words)

	Plain-spoken People's Hero
		In person, Fraser is exactly what you would hope for from someone in her position: forthright, to the point in manner and speech, and open.
		Of Scots extraction, Fraser was born in Dundee, Quebec.
		Her ancestors established themselves in the area around 1820, and by the time Sheila was born the Frasers were prosperous and prominent dairy farmers.
	www.mcgill.ca /news/2005/fall/fraser (997 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Auditor General
		Fraser was appointed to her 10-year term as auditor general of Canada on May 31, 2001, succeeding former auditor general Denis Desautels, who by comparison now seems like a candidate for the Government of Canada version of the National Hockey League's Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct.
		Fraser is the first woman ever to hold the office of auditor general, which goes back to 1878, when MP John Lorn McDougall was appointed to the job.
		Fraser has a staff of 525, with a budget of more than $60 million.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/auditorgeneral/fraser.html (533 words)

	Sponsorship scandal: Breaking all the rules - Scandals, Boondoggles and White Elephants - CBC Archives
		Fraser examined three contracts worth $1.6 million awarded to Montreal-based Groupaction Marketing Inc. Between 1996 and 1999, Groupaction was contracted by Jean Chrétien's office to write three reports on ways to improve federal government's profile in Quebec after the narrow 1995 referendum results.
		Fraser describes government handling of Groupaction contracts as "appalling" and "unacceptable," and calls in the RCMP to investigate.
		Fraser revealed that up to $100 million of the $250 million spent on the sponsorship program from 1996 to 2001 had been paid to advertising firms for commissions or other fees.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-73-1700-11687/politics_economy/political_scandals/clip11 (667 words)

	Another scathing report from AG Fraser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, tables her 2006 status report, Tuesday.
		In general, Fraser said she found "satisfactory progress" in four of eight areas she audited in government.
		Fraser's report also reveals that her office is continuing to investigate the handling of a number of the 3,642 contracts awarded for work done on the registry.
	www.canada.com /globaltv/national/story.html?id=49ef1044-98c2-4ae6-91d0-c3143450b107 (719 words)

	Gary Mauser & Dave Kopel on Canada & Gun Control on National Review Online
		Auditor general Fraser complained that the registry audit was the first time her office had had to discontinue an audit because the government prevented the auditor from obtaining the necessary information.
		The auditor general was appalled not only by the "astronomical cost overruns," but also by the flaws in the system that made it impossible for her to know the real costs.
		Sheila Fraser saved her strongest criticism for the way the government deliberately misled parliament: "The issue here is not gun control.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel121202.asp (2895 words)

	Federal Scandl
		Auditor General Sheila Fraser says she can't publicly identify Crown corporation employees who signed off on sponsorship deals with the federal government.
		Fraser told the Commons public accounts committee Thursday that privacy concerns keep her from naming names, but she has asked Via Rail, Canada Post and other Crown companies to identify the employees.
		Fraser's report unleashed a storm of controversy over $100 million paid to Liberal-friendly firms in Quebec for little or no work.
	www.bcrevolution.ca /federal_scan.htm (1481 words)

	Canada: Auditor General's report reveals massive fiscal irregularities
		Auditor-General Sheila Fraser only uses the word once, and yet it permeates her report.
		....Sheila Fraser, the Auditor-General and Ottawa's most articulate critic, will deliver what is expected to be a devastating report on corruption just days after the most infamous landmark in former prime minister Jean Chrétien's hometown, the Auberge Grand-Mere, was torched by arsonists....
		Whether he knew or not — keep in mind that Sheila Fraser's report was in the hands of the federal government since November 2003 — he still carries the responsibility for what was done under his tenure as finance minister.
	www.fathersforlife.org /families/sheilafraser2004.htm (1690 words)

	CTV.ca \| Sheila Fraser backs Gomery against Chretien
		Auditor General Sheila Fraser and two opposition parties are backing Justice John Gomery in his showdown with former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, The Globe and Mail reported Friday.
		But Fraser, the Bloc Quebecois and the Conservative Party are throwing their support behind Gomery and Fraser's lawyers have served notice that they will oppose Chretien's motion, The Globe reported.
		A spokesperson for Fraser's office declined comment on the actions of the Office of the Auditor General.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050128/fraser_gomery_050128 (353 words)

	babble: Sheila Fraser's Latest Report
		Fraser said her department looked at the security and anti-terrorism efforts of other countries, and found Canada was doing no worse than most, but she warned that was no reason for complacency.
		The move to start assessing "value for money" in the process opens up a whole series of political questions of how one judges "value," but this is never debated because the press treats her reports as reflecting the science of accounting.
		Fraser is keeping up a thirty year tradition of making the Auditor General's office into a politicized investigation unit rather than a simple audit office ensuring standard processes are followed in spending money (and documenting that spending).
	www.rabble.ca /babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=005856&p= (1303 words)

	Slow change to better governance: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, discusses the implementation of modern ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Slow change to better governance: Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, discusses the implementation of modern comptrollership in the federal government and the importance of strategic financial management skills in public service.
		Since her appointment in 2001, Fraser has monitored, analyzed and reported on issues that have attracted a lot of public attention.
		And Fraser is quite emphatic that improved comptrollership could have played a role in mitigating the problems at the registry.
	www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/606896-1.html (687 words)

	Autonomous Source: National Treasure - Sheila Fraser.
		Sheila Fraser, the Auditor General has released a report on some of the crooked activities the Liberals got into over the last few years.
		I'm hoping that this will get the press it deserves and PM Paul and his cronies (who are all trying to act like they had nothing to do with any of it) get roasted over the coals.
		But our girl Sheila takes this personally, saying she found the practices so shocking that she became angry every time she gazed at her own report.
	autonomoussource.com /archive/000065.html (161 words)

	Fraser Institute - Don’t Sell Private Generosity Short
		One of the final decisions that Sheila Copps made as Minister of Canadian Heritage was to deny the request of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) to have November 15th declared National Philanthropy Day.
		Indeed, as Auditor General Sheila Fraser pointed out in her most recent report, the government has been failing miserably in its job of managing Canada’s cultural resources.
		Fraser’s audit found, for example, that more than 90 percent of the book collections at the National Library of Canada are housed in buildings that do not meet accepted standards for temperature and humidity.
	www.fraserinstitute.ca /shared/readmore1.asp?sNav=ed&id=284 (805 words)

	Sheila Fraser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Here we are at Simon Fraser, a university named after an explorer who navigated a wild, uncharted river and lived to tell one of the most exciting tales in Canadian history.
		Anyone who reads the account of Simon Fraser's voyage to the ocean can't help but be impressed by the strength of his courage and determination.
		Like Simon Fraser, we are all explorers on a voyage of discovery.
	www.sfu.ca /mediapr/convocation/Sheila_Fraser.html (646 words)

	CBC News: Fraser testifying about sponsorship scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Sheila Fraser is the first witness at the public accounts committee, following up on her scathing report about Ottawa's sponsorship program that paid out more than $100 million in commissions and fees to Quebec advertising firms with close ties to the Liberal party.
		In her report released Tuesday, Fraser said the sponsorship program was basically designed to generate commissions for private companies rather than to produce any benefit for Canadians.
		Fraser also said five Crown corporations were tied to faulty money handling under the sponsorship program, including the RCMP, VIA Rail, Canada Post and the Old Port of Montreal.
	cbc.ca /stories/2004/02/12/fraser040212 (1064 words)

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