HIGHLIGHTS

Sick days by employees at 50 school boards jumped 29 per cent in the past five years to an average of 11.6 days a year, up from 9.

Lax oversight of power producers by Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator has added hundreds of millions of dollars to hydro bills, including for staff car washes.

Government financial statements are “unreliable,” concealing a deficit of up to $4.5 billion.

Ontario is “not fully prepared” for large-scale emergencies, given that the last provincial risk assessment was based on 2009 conditions.

The province spends $19 million a year to maintain 812 vacant buildings.

Spending on government advertising is at a 10-year high.