- Jon Singleton
Jon Singleton is a
public servant inManitoba ,Canada . He is best known for his high-profile tenure asAuditor General of Manitoba from 1996 to 2006.Singleton holds a
Bachelor of Science degree from theUniversity of Manitoba . He became achartered accountant in 1976, and a certified information systems auditor in 1982. Before being appointed as Auditor General, he was vice-president (finance) for the provincial Crown Corporations Council. [Bud Robertson, "A new auditor named to post", "Winnipeg Free Press", 9 July 1996, A7.]As Auditor General, Singleton frequently criticized the accounting practices of the provincial governments of
Gary Filmon andGary Doer . He argued that both the Filmon and Doer governments used questionable accounting to present the province as having asurplus budget. [David Kuxhaus, "PCs fudging the books, auditor says", "Winnipeg Free Press", 29 September 1998, A3; Daniel Lett, "Auditor faults NDP's books", "Winnipeg Free Press", 9 January 2003, A3; "Manitoba misled public, Auditor-General says", "Globe and Mail", 6 January 2005, A12.] In response to criticism, the Doer government announced in 2005 that it would adoptGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles . When he retired the following year, Singleton described this as his greatest accomplishment in office. [Martin Cash, "Singleton content as he leaves job", "Winnipeg Free Press", 10 July 2006, A4.]In 2005, Singleton accused the former directors of the failed
Crocus Investment Fund of misleading investors and approving extravagant expenses. [Paul Egan, "'How could this happen?' Lavish expenses rung up while shares tumbled", "Winnipeg Free Press", 31 May 2005, A1.] He also criticized the Doer government for not taking immediate action when concerns about the fund were first raised in 2001. [Martin Cash, "Auditor slams NDP", "Winnipeg Free Press", 18 January 2006, A1.] Former executives of the fund challenged his claims. [Carrie Tait, "Former bosses at Crocus hit back at auditor: Say expenses were justified", "National Post", 1 June 2005, FP5.]Footnotes
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