Alberta Legislature Picks New Auditor General

0:00An Alberta legislature committee has picked a new leader for the province's auditor general office. They voted to recommend Philip Peters for the top job, urging Premier Daniel Smith's cabinet to make the appointment official. Peters currently serves as the general counsel and ethics officer in the same office. Before that, he worked as a tax lawyer for the Justice Ministry. The opposition new Democratic Party has slammed the move. They claimed the government chose not to renew the previous auditor general Doug Wiley's contract to shield itself from scrutiny. If confirmed, Peter steps into a tough spot right away. He must wrap up a major probe into multi-million dollar health contracts that Wiley started but could not finish. This decision keeps the auditor general role in focus as the health contract investigation moves forward under new leadership. Canada news today, powered by AI, bringing you what matters. I'm Cory with the story.