New Brunswick’s top doctor will face questions Thursday from a legislative committee about her role in the province’s COVID response.

Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health, will appear before the legislature’s standing committee on public accounts.

Her appearance stems from an auditor general’s report in September which found the province could have been better prepared for the pandemic.

Members of the Executive Council Office appeared before the committee after the report was released to answer questions.

Committee members voted to have Russell appear as well after being “unsatisfied” with the responses they received from senior government staff.

Chuck Chiasson, who chairs the committee, said they “felt it pertinent in our duties as legislators to seek further clarification directly from the Chief Medical Officer of Health on her role in the decision-making process.”

“It is the responsibility of this committee to validate that New Brunswickers are getting good value for their money and that the government is achieving the outcomes it sets out,” Chiasson, the Liberal MLA for Victoria-La-Vallée, said in a news release at the time.

Russell is the only person scheduled to appear during Thursday’s committee meeting, which takes place from 10 a.m. until noon.