Auditor general to release latest report on government spending

Sheila Fraser will deliver her latest report that will focus on eight items, including how the government is funding child welfare programs on reserves, and whether the services are comparable to what's offered off-reserve. Another chapter in her report will look at how Transport Canada is overseeing airline safety.

Fraser has also studied whether Canadian troops in Afghanistan are getting proper supplies when they need them.

There has been growing tension between the Harper government and the auditor general since earlier this year, when Fraser said she received a notice that the government wanted to vet her public communications.

Fraser said she must be able to maintain her status as an independent officer of Parliament.