iPolitics By Kady O'Malley. Published on Apr 20, 2021 6:31am Border control was among the topics of the auditor general's report on pandemic preparedness. (Martin Regg Cohn/Toronto Star) Amid another round of surging COVID-19 cases across the country, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS members will take a closer look at the initial efforts by the federal government to respond to the first wave of outbreaks last year, courtesy of a briefing session with Auditor General Karen Hogan on the findings of her report on “pandemic preparedness, surveillance and border controls,” which was tabled last month. The committee will also hear from the heads of the two agencies that were the focus of the audit: