OTTAWA - Federal Auditor General Karen Hogan says many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members across several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding.

In an audit report released Tuesday morning, Hogan looks at living conditions on three Canadian Forces bases: Esquimalt in British Columbia, Gagetown in New Brunswick and Trenton in Ontario.

Hogan’s report said the aging base housing is often in a serious state of disrepair, with deteriorating walls, a lack of drinking water and malfunctioning sewage systems.

“The exercise found that 25 per cent of quarters needed major repairs or did not meet the operational needs of National Defence or the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces members staying in them," the report said.

It added that the departme

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