First Nations advocate turning to police to investigate FSIN audit findings

Rob Louie is turning to police to investigate millions of dollars of ineligible and unsupported spending by the FSIN flagged by Ottawa earlier this month. The escalation from audit findings to a potential criminal probe raises material governance and legal risk for FSIN leadership and increases the likelihood of further federal oversight or funding scrutiny.

Analysis

Rob Louie is turning to police to investigate millions of dollars of ineligible and unsupported spending by the FSIN flagged by Ottawa earlier this month. The escalation from audit findings to a potential criminal probe raises material governance and legal risk for FSIN leadership and increases the likelihood of further federal oversight or funding scrutiny.