The summer Pan Am/Parapan Games, whose executives are in line for $5.7 million in bonuses, are going under the financial microscope of Ontario’s auditor general.

Liberal members of the public accounts committee joined with opposition members Wednesday in asking Bonnie Lysyk to audit the books for the $2.5-billion sports showcase.

“We need to see the true costs . . . it’s only reasonable,” said Progressive Conservative MPP Steve Clark (Leeds-Grenville), who proposed the audit.

Lysyk said her audit will look at all the financial aspects of the Games, but will not determine whether bonuses should be paid.

“Obviously I am disappointed with that,” said Clark, who has led the charge against huge bonuses being paid to Games officials to bring the event in on time and on budget.

“It’s infuriating that the government won’t put the freeze on these bonuses until such time as the auditor can do her work. It’s ridiculous.”

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath agreed that “people need to know the details” before bonuses are paid.

“The bonuses are out of whack . . . at least base them on some clear evidence, some justifiable numbers,” she said.

Cabinet minister Michael Coteau, who is responsible for the Games, said the bonuses are being awarded by the Games board in accordance with executive contracts and performance targets.

“For four years we’ve been reporting back,” Coteau said.

More than 50 of the top Pan Am Games brass are to share the bonus pool, with some pocketing up to 100 per cent of their salary, such as TO2015 CEO Saad Rafi, a seconded deputy minister, who will get $428,794.

Clark and other opposition critics are suspicious that the Games, including ticket sales, were not the success the Liberals would have people believe.

The Games, which included the cost of a village for 7,666 athletes, involved 51 sports at venues in 16 municipalities. Security and transportation costs were not part of the budget but were picked up by the province.

“I think she (Lysyk) was pretty clear today as the auditor general that we will get some clarity from the Pan Am Games on revenue and expenditure (along) with some of the other ministries that spent money after the budget was set,” said Clark.

“So, I am confident we will get some answers . . . it will expose some of the actual costs.”

The audit is not expected in time for Lysyk’s annual report, expected in early December.

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