Auditor General Curious About Ministry of Housing

Why is the Auditor General looking into home improvement grants at the Ministry of Housing? We understand that the auditor general has written to the Ministry querying cases where grants were given to staffers at the ministry. It seems to us hat the transaction is less than arm's length, and we also know that the Ministry is choc full of political appointees. But, today the Minister gave a stout defence of the grants to public officers; he says it's the government's policy: