Canadian government buys lavish $9M NYC condo for consul general

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Canadian government buys lavish $9M NYC condo for consul general

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While many Canadians struggle to afford a home, the Canadian government has splurged on a lavish new condo in an area of New York known as “Billionaire’s Row.”
The extravagant $9 million condo will be the official residence of Consul General Tom Clark.
Global Affairs Canada says the home currently used by Clark “doesn’t meet New York building code and required significant investments… to modernize the property.”
Global’s Mackenzie Gray has the details.
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@sedula2328 Ай бұрын

They are so corrupt.

@savedrotex Ай бұрын

Wasting Canadian tax dollars

@rong2912 Ай бұрын

It's Trudeau's sunny ways.

@burnburn645 Ай бұрын

its only wasted.. really, call it what it is "THEFT", if you look at it correctly But if you look at it from the corrupt govt position, its AWESOME.

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

@@savedrotex Then where should the Consul General in NYC live?

@savedrotex Ай бұрын

@@Meyers1793 definitely not in a $9 M condo

@lc8850 Ай бұрын

Corruption.

@karmabutterfly7985 Ай бұрын

This is what we’re paying taxes for?

@bobwoods1302 Ай бұрын

I'd love to see how much tax you pay. Probably nothing

@zlatkostevanovic5891 Ай бұрын

@@bobwoods1302 shame on you

@dkim5341 Ай бұрын

Yes, our taxes is used to fund and support our politicians.

@thimblemunch24 Ай бұрын

@@bobwoods1302 Everyone in Canada pays taxes, it's impossible not to. Just off sales tax alone.

@EthanKizito-dj7ff Ай бұрын

Unfortunately yes 😢

@JJs_playground Ай бұрын

$9million, while there are Canadians who are homeless and living in tent cities. Ridiculous.

@va3svd Ай бұрын

Hey, we don’t say “mankind” or “tent cities”. They’re Trudeau Towns, gender-inclusive for all the unhoused peoplekind.

@user-je6cy3pu3u Ай бұрын

What exactly does this guy do for Canadians? I still don’t get the description they gave???

@JJs_playground Ай бұрын

@@user-je6cy3pu3u ya same here. They said he hosts events and such. Waste of money.

@va3svd Ай бұрын

@@user-je6cy3pu3u He runs the trade mission to the USA. His job is to assist in trade negotiations with the US government, to make connections between the States and our Provinces, to publicize our industries there, and to connect them with potential customers and suppliers in the US and vice versa. It is in all fairness a hugely important job given our economic connection to the US, and doubly so given how disinterested our own government is on the trade file, and you can see how much that relationship has deteriorated with the US over the past 24 years.

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

@@user-je6cy3pu3u So then go learn about the Canadian Foreign Service and Consul Generals.

@teacup1676 Ай бұрын

People here are struggling to ends meet and the Canadian government just gift their cronies a property in New York. What a joke

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

This is the residence of the Consul General to New York City. It is not a gift to cronies.

@nannysfolly Ай бұрын

Great! Then Pollievre can sell it once he's elected.

@sessions9869 Ай бұрын

@Meyers1793 who gives a F about NYC

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

@@sessions9869 do you understand the role of a Consul General? They promote Canadian business and trade, they assist travellers, they facilitate immigration and travel into Canada. There are multiple reasons why we need a Consul General in NYC.

@DR-nw7xn Ай бұрын

@Meyers1793 is it a diagnosed learning disability? 🤔 it's 9 million dollars of tax payers money for who again on Billionaires row?

@sbmartinbergeron396 Ай бұрын

Wait what!!? I want my money back. I want my taxes back.

@va3svd Ай бұрын

Ooof, your bank account is going to get so frozen for saying that…

@DR-nw7xn Ай бұрын

@va3svd hes a heretic! Give him another booster to increase his pfaith in the science and what's good for Canadians. All hail Dr. Trudeau.

@AG-hl1ni Ай бұрын

This is insaneeeeeeeee.......Trudeauuuuu has to go

@drwzer Ай бұрын

Ohh noooo, the consulate moved from one expensive building to another…shocking!!😂😂

@burnburn645 Ай бұрын

@@drwzer wdym moved? they sold the previous property to downgrade into this one? so they steal less from us?

@Caesar316 Ай бұрын

@@burnburn645its shocking how brainwashed you are into believing all politicians are evil and out to get you.

@BudzzableRides Ай бұрын

Great ride if you’re on it. Who cares about the peasants?

@Simon2k17 Ай бұрын

Did the consulate general help Canada make money? If it's 9 million, but his position actually helped Canada make 1 billion, then fine. Everything the Canadian government does must have a return on investment, or else we should just get rid of the position and sell the condo.

@rayatpremo Ай бұрын

Yes. Would like to see the ROI on this one.

@LeanneBarbaraS Ай бұрын

We pay taxes for public infrastructure, to keep our public environment clean, to ensure our food and products are safe, to have access to medical care, to ensure our streets are safe, to have equal opportunity and to have services to help those in need. NOT for a lavish building for lavish parties for egotistic selfish greedy handouts for elites. As certain government employees a reasonable amount on residential, lodging etc. BUT this is CRAZY and the gull to think its okay. There needs to be a cap but in place on how this officials spend...if they need something "better" put your own money in from the good wages you already get from taxpayers. Disgusting

@drwzer Ай бұрын

lol, you don’t even know how much they are getting for the old consulate which was even bigger than the new one. One can only imagine the shock you’ll experience when you discover that we have 15 other U.S. consulates.

@KindlyVegan Ай бұрын

Exactly

@trails3597 Ай бұрын

You can't buy a house for $1m in Toronto. Btw Harper spent $85m on embassies. That's in 2010 dollars. PP wants to run a country. Really! Get real.

@BudzzableRides Ай бұрын

trails3597: Trudeau spends 85 million before he has his morning dump every day.

@1940diana Ай бұрын

@trails3597 yes but Harper balanced the budget. There was no inflation during his tenure and we didn't double our debt. No tent cities and crazy queues at food banks. 9M$ when you dont have the money and people are living in tent cities because of Government incompetence is truly disgusting. Do you really agree to increase capital gains taxes for Canadians while government happily purchases a 9M$ luxury condo ? I personally don't...and I'm probably not alone ..

@thesuperblyfantasticalchan943 Ай бұрын

How is it that so many journalists are “qualified “ to run the country???

@BoomersMeals Ай бұрын

9 million!!! Who authorized this purchase!! 9 million and the housing crisis is what..to this government exactly!

@johnmay23 Ай бұрын

G A C MME JOILY

@InvisibleHotdog Ай бұрын

Being a politician is a great job. Only 6 years for a pension, great pay, kickbacks, etc.

@petervonkanel4963 Ай бұрын

Apply lol

@A.bormcax Ай бұрын

@petervonkanel4963 you need to be shameless

@InvisibleHotdog Ай бұрын

@@petervonkanel4963 unfortunately I don't have a bunch of high powered friends to get me in

@dianel9667 Ай бұрын

Do ya'll not realize we got homeless people all over this country? Rents for the rest of us over 2k a month even in Halifax? This is literally the last straw for me, we've been struggling with rent now for years. I'm done with the Liberals. Who's joining me?

@scp8412 Ай бұрын

On the world scene you need to show strength to other nations. You want him to host high level people in the getho?

@dianel9667 Ай бұрын

@@scp8412 I would rather have all of my people in safe homes and live in the "getho" as you call it than to represent my people in gold while they suffer on the streets.

@JohnFreedman0 Ай бұрын

@@scp8412This high level person has less value to Canadians than a 2 day old sun baked mcdonalds value meal, so yes.

@user-bx6sf8ye9l Ай бұрын

I’ve never voted Trudeau…but I know many who bought into the legalizing weed and actually believed he was going to do anything for the middle class and they finally have realized he is a fraud and are done with him…but it took until now to for them to realize it…

@user-wb4cl7wm7n Ай бұрын

Unfortunately I can’t say what I should be allowed to say on KZfaq but these scumbags can’t be voted out of office fast enough.

@Manooshen Ай бұрын

KZfaq is not run with Taxpayer money. But this penthouse is bought with our money. Hence the righteous outrage.

@tammyhaase7933 Ай бұрын

Tell him to buy his own...

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

@@tammyhaase7933 This is the official residence of the Canadian Consul General. They have an official function. It does not make sense to require each new CG to buy a home in NYC every four years

@tammyhaase7933 Ай бұрын

@@Meyers1793 it doesn't make sense for us to pay that much money for a residence when Canadians are homeless

@Meyers1793 Ай бұрын

@@tammyhaase7933 The federal budget is ~$500 BILLION. They can support housing and buy a new residence for the Consul General. Would you support a program to build more public housing? Or would you complain about "socialism" and property values?

@tammyhaase7933 Ай бұрын

@Meyers1793 sorry but there was already a place to stay..more than what alot of Canadians have..not the time to be living in luxury when prople are living on the streets

@tammyhaase7933 Ай бұрын

@Meyers1793 they spend the taxpayers money recklessly hence the extreme debt..time to reign it in

@Ritchie1 Ай бұрын

Imagine the monthly fees

@Mr.Canuck Ай бұрын

We tax payers got it covered.

@user-bx6sf8ye9l Ай бұрын

I didn’t even think about that…it’s posh as hell so condo fees must be intense.

@-Ordinary-Average-Guy Ай бұрын

I would imagine Tom Clark gets a butler and a chef to go along with the apartment.

@derekbooker3677 Ай бұрын

It’s over $15,000 US per month. Taxes and common fees for that apartment.

@lufhkg Ай бұрын

No wonder he can spend $200k on a meal

@melikgibsson5539 Ай бұрын

220 000 on a meal...

@KindlyVegan Ай бұрын

Well, it's nice to see that not everyone is homeless? Rich people can't pay their own way? My employer doesn't pay for my home. This is absolutely disgusting!!!!

@wizardman1236 Ай бұрын

FJT!

@funkydrummmmer Ай бұрын

My neighbour and her two kids just had to sell their place because they couldn't afford the mortgage payments anymore....and this is somehow acceptable?

@krisrooney2283 26 күн бұрын

Sad isn't it 😏

@zomgoose Ай бұрын

Trudeau recently said in an interview that boomers have too much house.

@va3svd Ай бұрын

I say the Canada Revenue Agency has too much power.

@joelmcneney5366 Ай бұрын

"Needs"? Or "wants" ? The decisions us Peons need to make.

@cattexas458 Ай бұрын

And I’m anxious I won’t be able to afford renewing my mortgage and food is a nightmare of finding enough we can afford. Such corruption!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@user-pt1po7zg4x Ай бұрын

Let Them Eat Cake. While the Budget Balances Itself.

@C.O.920 Ай бұрын

..starting to understand why my year-end taxes are so high.

@miradinic870 Ай бұрын

While most retired people and a lot of working citizens can barely get by and survive and still have to pay taxes, this government's employees need such exagerated accomodations!!!!! And all the lavish vacations, perks, etc., all on our backs. Disgusting!

@user-eo1vz9lt8g Ай бұрын

It's all cool and awesome if owned and paid for by a rich business person who has achieved such success, but this is not the case, and I will never vote Liberal or NDP again and I apologize that I did, my bad, and I hope when I vote conservative for the first time in my life next election, it won't be a useless vote...signed a Canadian who feels helpless to stories like this, and is trying not to go down a dark road, with some very bad thoughts towards our political masters and why they think I need to pay for this through taxes.......

@burstallpass4394 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, the Conservatives will probably do no better, but like you I am done with Liberals. This is too out of touch and extravagant given the times we live in.

@done536 Ай бұрын

Well, I guess Canada doesn't need a consul general in New York. Nine million just for the apartment, what's his pay and other benefits? It sounds like his job is to host and attend parties and Canadians are paying a lot for it.

@MizrahiChick Ай бұрын

Tent cities from one side to the other ocean to the sea. 9 million dollars. On what ?

@MarkMcintyre-jk4ks Ай бұрын

I think Canadians would rather house these people in jail with our tax money. Instead of 9 million dollar home.

@1979Spica Ай бұрын

Why do i owe on taxes? I work an honest living. I have no side hustle. I pay my taxes and it isn’t enough. We had to give up several grocery items because of increased costs. Fuelling my car is expensive. My roads are broken and I don’t see doctors. WHERE HAS MY TAX DOLLAR GONE? Here.

@aetherfox4404 Ай бұрын

Justin helped finish a museum in Ukraine for the tune of 15 million of our monopoly money, how nice of him. That's where your money is really going, across seas to be laundered.

@aecall873 Ай бұрын

Such a shame to have a housing and affordability crisis here and see this kind of lavish spending. All the while, telling our youth that there is generational inequity.

@louissehighlights6783 Ай бұрын

Tom Clark, ladies and gents. A former journalist of Global News. Another former media, like Chrystia Freeland. FJT

@alohashamanarts Ай бұрын

Disgusting 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

@CmpdKnwl Ай бұрын

Isn't this considered a bribe? Another ethics breach?

@PaulaSanders-tp1wr Ай бұрын

What, he must think 🤔 he’s a king 👑 living in a filthy city might suit him fine, better get security too!!

@stephanienguyen6992 Ай бұрын

There are more - who will go after them (CORRUPTION = GREED = FREE MONEY - TAX PAYERS).

@victorchen9170 Ай бұрын

You're telling me they couldn't find a similar, suitable apartment, for a measly 4 million? Or 5?

@user-xv8yq9sd6l Ай бұрын

How much would that $9MILLION have built here at home for those who need it. Or wish to buy a home?

@rb239rtr Ай бұрын

100%. The consulate official should live in Yonkers and commute in. If he needs to entertain, he could rent a basement hall in Harlem. Cheap cheap.

@bleepbloop7039 Ай бұрын

@@rb239rtr your not gonna get a dude named tom clark living in a basement in harlem thats gonna want to work for canada but instead you'll get dilla quantavious jenkins

@wahantwahantwahant Ай бұрын

This is why tax evasion is important

@Anasta43 Ай бұрын

I agree

@Dragonstar-p5c Ай бұрын

I'd be really mad.... if I paid taxes. I haven't paid any taxes in about 8 years now, and it feels great to know none of my money is being wasted anymore with this ridiculous government.

@belongtotoday Ай бұрын

Of course. Every single person in the Trudeau gov thinks they deserve caviar, the finest imported French wines, first class private jets at their leisure and bathing in water imported from the rarest lakes in the world.

@pufek52 Ай бұрын

Excellent tax payers management JT and company are doing great job keep the good work in wasting our money while a lot of ppl are homeless.

@brianwaldo2642 Ай бұрын

Typical Liberal explanation, spending $9M will actually save money. Okay, I think we all know that real estate is NYC is atrocious, but $9M for a condo in one of the most exclusive buildings on Billionaires Row!!! These civil servants sure like to live like billionaires as can be seen when they travel; best hotels, best restaurants, limousines and gourmet food on airplanes. All at taxpayer expense 😡.

@YourVideosWhistler Ай бұрын

all amid a housing crisis in Canada? spend, spend, spend, spend.............

@ethelbramston4882 Ай бұрын

W H A T?????? OMG!!!!!! I have no memory of giving my approval for spending my tax $$$'s this way. I must gave slept through this

@smii6180 Ай бұрын

This government is gross. I wonder when Canadians will have had enough?

@thomasklimchuk441 Ай бұрын

Wonder how much the HOA are that we have tp for

@davidmack6365 Ай бұрын

Hello, hello? Is anyone watching? Hello?

@BaloneySandwichWithKetchup Ай бұрын

i'd understand if it was for multiple uses, but this is just for some useless bureaucrat to live there. sickening.

@Searchingforanswers Ай бұрын

11m to renovate the current property? Where is IT and how much did they pay for it (which party)

@MarkMcintyre-jk4ks Ай бұрын

Give me my taxes back now!!!! He holds briefing,receptions and hospitality events. That’s one way to say it’s a party with our taxes

@misterfunnybones Ай бұрын

That's a bargain in Manhatten.

@ethelbramston4882 Ай бұрын

That is NOT the issue!

@bleepbloop7039 Ай бұрын

@@ethelbramston4882 ok they can save money and send him to live in newark with homies lol

@maggietodd464 Ай бұрын

Are you freaking kidding me!! These POS need to go to jail!

@Kr0nicDragon Ай бұрын

I want all my taxes back 😑

@starpax0 Ай бұрын

Why not stay at a 5-star hotel? Would be cheaper (hotels have monthly stay deals especially 5-star ones), instead of the government purchasing an asset that will never be sold anyway. Hotel amenities would cover the meeting space requirements. There are CEOs who use hotels for these sorts of things.

@kaileymcintyre9261 Ай бұрын

They are spending our tax dollars well we all have to struggle so wrong

@joept333 Ай бұрын

We have such a high deficit they say but we have lots of taxpayer money to spend on lavish things 🤨

@stephey808 Ай бұрын

Any liberal worth their salt would insist on more modest accommodations

@user-um6kl3yv3f Ай бұрын

ya tom i think this shows the kind of person you really are .

@BDee3126 Ай бұрын

The Canadian dream: move and live in the US.

@youngscott9970 10 сағат бұрын

One single fighter jet cost 100 million and you don’t see anyone complaining about Canada owning hundreds of them. They will worth nothing 10 years later. Now buying a 9 million condo as an asset gets you upset? It’s going to worth more 10 years later.

@wingberry123 Ай бұрын

Wow, corruption at its finest.

@perryg5500 Ай бұрын

What’s the monthly operating costs besides the nine million?

@user-je6cy3pu3u Ай бұрын

Definitely what is the condo fee on that much? Didn’t our Canadian pension plan sell a whole skyscraper for 1 dollar earlier this year?? And who did our government buy this from???

@Brad.777 Ай бұрын

Wow just wow. No regard for our ever rising tax dollars!

@prashanthsubburam1605 Ай бұрын

Every nation including third world countries own high end residence for its ambassadors and consul especially in top international cities like NYC London Paris, it represent the prestige of their home nation to host diplomatic meetings and closed dinner. No shock here. As tax payer better this than safe injection site.

@newidea3100 Ай бұрын

This is so dumb. Canadians are struggling and this is how they are spending tax dollars? We need accountability

@jamiehill9137 Ай бұрын

It should be a taxpayers air b&b

@JarrodF7405 Ай бұрын

Yes 😂

@mrprutten Ай бұрын

Yeah great and I have to wait years for a knee, while going to work in agony. I sure hope Tom Clark is comfy. FFS!

@LizbethGerow Ай бұрын

apparently Consul Generals eat. Tom weighs a LOT more than he used to

@Tjd1982 Ай бұрын

I like how Pierre says he's going to fire that consul general like he bought it himself.

@b21raider27 28 күн бұрын

Wasting taxpayer $. $9 million for just a condo. You can buy a large mansion for that price.

@kirkboivin4357 Ай бұрын

What is a consul general? Seems like the hostess at a restaurant.

@shendaraalshedir5403 Ай бұрын

I live near the Parliament buildings in Ottawa on $16,000 a year, according to CRA. I feel so much better knowing he doesn't have to do without, as l am used to living. My heart is warmed!! Thanks government of Canada!🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

@myaccount-jk3tx Ай бұрын

🇨🇦 sure likes to spend the peoples 💵 on themselves 💸

@crystalmarks3055 Ай бұрын

Who signed off on this purchase? Because it certainly wasn't Canadians!!! Where is the democracy here?

@colleenmoore3323 Ай бұрын

If they say it's 9 you can expect it to be double that....

@VikingFireProject Ай бұрын

What the absolute hell is this nonsense. This government needs to dissolve

@466rudy6 Ай бұрын

When the money flows freely its easy to spend.

@kcpncfs9234 Ай бұрын

is this how the government works hard to support Canadians?

@canadiancarguy6879 Ай бұрын

Just looked it up and the monthly condo fees and property tax on 11A is over $20,000 CAD. Damn

@derekbooker3677 Ай бұрын

Sickening eh? Could hold these ‘events’ at a secure hotel, with security detail way cheaper.

@canadiancarguy6879 Ай бұрын

@@derekbooker3677 no our government would somehow make sure that cost even more lol

@user-je6cy3pu3u Ай бұрын

Makes you wonder how much taxpayer money goes to paying other countries taxes?!?

@Scott_396 Ай бұрын

Trudeau goes ree ree ree all the way home

@-Ordinary-Average-Guy Ай бұрын

It's just another day in Canada where the taxpayers are getting screwed over.

@TBA-zv9qt Ай бұрын

Thank you Justinder for wasting our tax money!

@davemariage1491 Ай бұрын

And they just closed the Ontario science center, couldn't find any money for that I guess.

@User_dkffkdrkagfgk 25 күн бұрын

Awful. I remember that this young women was dating an old politician in Canada- they were engaged. He always flied to her in business class with our tax money, and she would also get free tickets with her. Our tax is so wasted. And yes that girl divirced him after she got her degrees from prestigious school.

@francinelevert3117 Ай бұрын

How about mentioning the previous condo owned was sold for more than 6 million.

@Fyrd-Fareld 12 күн бұрын

Or that this property will increase in value. They won't mention that, or the fact that this costs each taxpayer ~35c ----------- it does not align with the boost-resentment objective.

@FrankSmith-kg3dh Ай бұрын

Unreal how this gov waste money health care in Canada sure dont need it

@paulcrawford6206 16 күн бұрын

Remember Pamela Wallin, owned a condo in Toronto, owned a condo in New York city, but when she went home to Saskatchewan ,the poor lady had to live in a 1 cubic ft mailbox? Rules says you must be a resident, of your Province to qualify for Senator. *Pigs at the trough !*

@Wl0006 Ай бұрын

Out of touch government. Wasting tax dollars as usual

@rsahota5325 Ай бұрын

Someone needs to be held accountable

@Inspiringsuccess2 Ай бұрын

A news anchor is the beneficiary of this property? Hmmm How much will the meals he entertains with cost us?

@easternsaxon7820 Ай бұрын

Of course they did. This government just keeps spending and spending. Ridiculous!!

@cuervoblanco71 Ай бұрын

Could they buy something for 15 million, this apartment looks cheap. It is disgusting

@FattAxeLumberjack Ай бұрын

Why would anyone want to pay taxes for that?

@lucymartyn8205 Ай бұрын

This is horrible we are struggling to find homes for Canadians, absolutely a shame, Trudeau needs to go!!!!

@jeffmaxwell7391 Ай бұрын

Ah yes, let’s just print more money… Nobody’s feeling the inflation 😕

@wc6975 Ай бұрын

let's face it Canada...you voted for this Liberal Gov program, you only have yourselves to thank for this and all the other financial disasters we have in the mess