Canada’s consul general will not be at meeting on ‘Billionaires’ Row’ condo sale
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The government is selling its old Manhattan residence, which it has listed for $13 million, a move that Global Affairs says will actually save the government money.
Canada’s consul general in New York, Tom Clark, will not attend a parliamentary committee meeting probing the decision to buy a $9-million condo in Manhattan, Global Affairs Canada says.
“Consul General Clark is unavailable on the date initially proposed,” GAC said in a statement, referring to a Government Operations and Estimates committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Senior public servants have been called to the House of Commons committee to explain the government’s decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York. The government is selling its old Manhattan residence, which it has listed for $13 million, a move that Global Affairs says will actually save the government money.
The condo is situated in a part of Manhattan known for ultra-luxury apartments condos and is sometimes referred to as “Billionaire’s Row.”
However, GAC added that Clark “has indicated he is happy to attend, and work is underway with the committee to find an alternate date.”
Conservative MP Michael Barrett said Conservatives will formally summon Clark to the meeting.
“As an employee of the government of Canada, taxpayers are paying his wages. He must appear when he’s called for parliamentary committee. It’s extraordinary that he said he was going to come and now is refusing. This is why Conservatives will issue a formal summons for Mr. Clark to appear,” Barrett told Global News in an interview on Monday.
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