An email alleging that Canada’s consul general in New York was involved in the purchase of a $9 million luxury apartment in the city was improperly worded, a Global Affairs official told MPs on the government operations committee.
The committee has been investigating the federal government’s decision to sell the original New York residence that formerly housed its consul general to purchase a $9 million Manhattan condo in an area of the city 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 questioned whether Consul General Tom Clark was involved in the purchase.
