OTTAWA — Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall Canada's consul general in New York to answer more questions about his involvement in the purchase. The Conservatives put forward a motion on Tuesday to have Tom Clark return to the House operations committee. The move was supported by other opposition parties after new information emerged that contradicted his previous testimony.
Clark told the committee in September he had no role whatsoever in the purchase of the new condo, or the sale of the previous residence. But reporting from Politico on Tuesday indicated Clark raised concerns about the old unit two months after he was appointed to his role as Canada's representative in New York. Politico cited documents obtained through access-to-information, which were then shared with other media by the Conservative party.
A May 2023 report from Global Affairs Canada indicates Clark informed government officials the residence needed to be replaced. "The current (consul general in New York, head of mission) expressed concerns regarding the completion of the ..
. kitchen and refurbishment project and indicated the unit was not suitable to be the (consul general's) accommodations," the report reads. "It does not have an ideal floor plan for (consul general in New York) representational activities.
" The final call on whether Clark will face further questions has not been made, however, because.
