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New Brunswick’s tourism minister remains defiant in the face of criticism from opposition members who questioned the merits of a week-long trip to Europe that cost the province more than $22,500.
Tammy Scott-Wallace faced nearly two days of questioning in the legislature about her travels, but responded that her “conscience is clear.”
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Between September 8 and 15, Scott-Wallace and her deputy, Jenna Hurley, traveled to Britain and France, where they visited Stonehenge, the British Museum, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Versailles.
The Progressive Conservative minister charged the government $10,199 for the trip, and her deputy submitted receipts worth $12,328.
Scott-Wallace says the province secured contracts during her time in Britain and France, but the government did not immediately respond to questions about the nature and value of those contracts.
Liberal society and tourism critic Isabel Theriault called the trip “a vacation with a few meetings here and there to justify it.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 25, 2024.
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