OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s office says her former chief of staff never raised the issue of purchasing a new residence for Canada’s consul general in New York because it was not a matter that called for the minister to provide direction or make a decision.&nbsp;

Joly’s office confirmed to the National Post the minister found out about the purchase after it was first reported by the New York Post on July 12 that Global Affairs Canada bought a condo in the posh Manhattan district known as “Billionaires’ Row” for nearly $9 million to serve as the new residence for its consul general.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly's office says her former chief of staff never raised the issue of purchasing a new residence.{ai:summary}Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly was unaware of the purchase of a nearly $9 million condo in New York for the consul general until it was reported by the media. Her office stated that the issue did not require her direction or decision. #politics

Joly never told of $9M New York condo purchase because it didn't require minister's OK

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