Further to the response provided to the Member for Great Slave on February 12, 2024, the following additional information is provided:
Minister Wawzonek committed to outlining the extent of the work completed during the two-year forensic audit conducted in collaboration with the Auditor General’s Office of Canada. On March 31, 2025, I was named the Minister for the Department of Infrastructure, and I am following up on my colleague’s commitment by providing the following summary of the audit's scope and findings.
The Government of the Northwest Territories manages information assets, including electronic documents, e-mails, and physical records through its Digital Integrated Information Management System. This system was not fully utilized by all departments at the time of the Stanton P3 Hospital Procurement; however, thorough record searches were conducted.
The last known whereabouts of hard copy documents and GNWT storage were thoroughly searched by both Infrastructure and Procurement Shared Services.
Former employees and consultants were asked for any records or recollection of where records were filed and/or stored.
Hard drives with information from GNWT records and consultant project managers were thoroughly reviewed for information in response to Auditor General’s Office requests.
The Auditor General’s Office conducted interviews with current and former staff and consultants involved with the delivery of the Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project. All consultants and current staff cooperated with the interviews; some former staff declined.
All records found during the above information-gathering process that pertained to Auditor General’s Office information requests were downloaded, secured, and shared through the Auditor General’s Office secure file transfer system.
The information requests by the Auditor General’s Office to various departments were numerous and extensive. The effort by GNWT staff, many of whom were not involved in the project and had no ability to speak to the material, was significant. The GNWT fully cooperated with the Auditor General’s Office, as indicated in the report and hearings.
