Achi news desk-
New Brunswick’s tourism minister has remained defiant in the face of criticism from Opposition members who have questioned the benefits 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.”
Between September 8 and 15, Scott-Wallace and his deputy, Yennah Hurley, traveled to the United Kingdom and France, where they visited Stonehenge, the British Museum, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Versailles.
The Progressive Conservative minister billed the government $10,199 for the trip, and her deputy submitted receipts worth $12,328.
Scott-Wallace says the province secured contracts during its time in the UK and France, but the government did not immediately respond to questions about the nature and value of those contracts.
Liberal member and tourism critic Isabelle Theriault called the trip “a holiday with a few meetings here and there to justify it.”
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on April 25, 2024.
