Tom Clark brushes off claims he lied to committee about purchase of $9M luxury NY condo

Tom Clark, Consul General of Canada in New York, United States, shown in a crowd listening in as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks from a podium.

New York Consul General Tom Clark has dismissed claims he pushed the federal government to buy a new $9 million apartment for him in the city, and insists any criticisms he made of the old official residence in New York were comments made in passing to a colleague.