‘I Had No Role’: Committee Questions New York Consul General About $9M Residence

Tom Clark, Consul General of Canada in New York, listens in as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to the media at the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) Quadrennial North American Convention In Philadelphia on May 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s consul-general to New York has rejected accusations he was involved in the government’s purchase of a $9 million condo for his official residence in the city, following a Global Affairs email alleging he was “instrumental throughout the process.”

“I had no role whatsoever in deciding to sell the old residence, buy the new residence, or decide on its amenities or its location,” Consul General Tom Clark told the Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) committee on Sept. 12.