“In a report tabled Tuesday, interim Auditor General Sylvain Ricard said his office found ‘little evidence’ to suggest that required analysis of the government’s ads was appropriately rigorous, noting the independent arm’s-length agency responsible for reviewing major ad buys ‘did not request information or data’ on statements contained in the messages presented as fact.”

“Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk told the Canadian Press that under the old rules she wouldn’t have approved the anti-carbon tax ads because they are partisan. She said the ad doesn’t have all the facts, it criticizes another government and tries to put the Ford government in a more positive light, the news agency reported.”