Nova Scotia's auditor general says the government's decision to use a public-private partnership for a $2-billion hospital redevelopment was "reasonable and appropriate." He said strong oversight will be needed to keep the hospital expansion on track, from detailed planning of the buildings to their construction. Work underway to assess fraud riskPickup's report also followed up on a set of recommendations he made in December for better governance of the hospital project. He said all employees on the hospital project have now taken the province's fraud-prevention training, and the province hired a consultant to do a fraud-risk assessment. Once the consultant's assessment is completed, Pickup said the hospital project managers should reconsider whether the general provincial fraud policy is sufficient, or if the project needs its own specific fraud policy.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2020 12:13 UTC