MPs Vote to Probe $8M Expenditure For Rideau Hall Barn

The Ceremonial Guard performs Sentry Duties at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the King of Canada (and in his absence, residence of the Governor General of Canada), in Ottawa on July 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The House of Commons Public Accounts committee has voted unanimously to ask federal administrators to testify about an $8-million solar-powered barn constructed at Rideau Hall.

New Brunswick Conservative MP Jake Stewart put forward a motion on Oct. 24 to devote a future meeting to examining the “seemingly imprudent spending.”