OTTAWA — 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.
OTTAWA — 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.
Amelie Bouchard, the acting chief appraiser of Canada, said she was the most senior official in the Procurement Department to sign off on the purchase but noted her role is to appraise a given property. Global Affairs was not represented at the meeting Tuesday. A second committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.
"Did they look at keeping and making the upgrades, did they look at what the full cost would be of acquiring something new, either through a purchase or through a lease, and what was the results of that analysis?" It was not in compliance with accessibility legislation, there was a lack of separation between family and work space and the co-operative board had imposed restrictions on events that could be held on site, the department said.Seven years later, Global Affairs approved $1.8-million worth of renovations, but the project was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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