Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly defended the government’s purchase of a $9 million apartment for Canada’s consul general in New York, rejecting accusations from Tory MPs that her office was involved in a “cover-up” of his involvement in the decision.
The government operations committee is investigating the federal government’s decision to sell the New York residence, which once served as the home of Consul General Tom Clark, in order to purchase a $9 million condo located in a section of Manhattan known as “billionaire’s row.”
Conservative MPs have argued the purchase was inappropriate at a time when Canadians are facing a cost-of-living crisis, and have also questioned whether Clark was involved in the sale….