House Committee Meeting About Purchase of New York City Condo for Consul

People look out at the New York City skyline at sunset in Jersey City, N.J., on June 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/AP-Julia Nikhinson

Senior public servants have been called to a House of Commons committee to explain the government’s decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York.

Conservative MP Michael Barrett called the residence “excessive” and “opulent,” and questioned why the procurement minister was not made aware of the purchase.