Late last year, Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk raised a number of concerns about the province’s $10-billion-per-year welfare system. She noted that the province was owed $790 million in overpayments and wasn’t doing much to try to get them back. The province says that, as of November, there were 1,110 individuals or families listed in the welfare system as refugee claimants for more than five years. Then there’s the Ontario Student Assistance Program. Managers could have their compensation tied to how much fraud they catch, and the province could also enlist the general public.

Source: National Post May 09, 2019 16:16 UTC