April 8, 2014

VIA E-MAIL

David Eby

Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey

Room 201, Parliament Buildings

Victoria, BC V8V 1X4

Dear Mr. Eby,

Re: Kwantlen Polytechnic University Executive Salary and Expenses – Audit Request

Thank you for your letter, received by my Office via fax on April 3, 2014. My understanding is

that you are requesting an audit of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s executive compensation

and reporting practices.

As a result of your request, my staff will be performing some fact-finding work. This will

include confirming the scope of the recently announced investigation being undertaken under the

direction of the Minister of Finance, together with a review of relevant documentation. The

results of this initial work will determine whether or not I direct my audit staff to do further

work.

You mention that a number of individuals have contacted you with information that they believe

may be helpful. We always welcome input directly from any such individuals and we will treat

this material as potential audit evidence. I should stress that while such input is protected from

disclosure under the Auditor General Act, we cannot prevent negative repercussions for

employees or others in the event their disclosure is discovered at their workplace or through

events beyond our control. Most tips and disclosures we receive reach us in confidence through

the web form on (www.bcauditor.com), or they e-mail us directly at bcauditor@bcauditor.com.

We do not provide any information about the nature and course of our work to those providing

tips or information to us as, under the Auditor General Act, any subsequent reporting is made to

the Legislative Assembly.

Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention.

Yours truly,

Russ Jones, MBA, CPA, CA

Auditor General