But the environment commissioner's audit plan pre-dates the COVID-19 pandemic, and the current status of the work is unclear. "This work will be published in the Spring 2021 report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development," the letter advised. According to that December letter, officials were expected to meet to discuss the initial scope and objective of the audit work. Regulator says it hasn't been made aware of auditThere were four significant spills in the Newfoundland offshore oil industry during 2018 and 2019. Watchdog's past workA decade ago, the environment commissioner tabled a performance audit on oil spills from ships.

Source: CBC News May 02, 2020 13:30 UTC