Mr. Speaker, we have learned that cost of operating the ministerial regional office in Fredericton for the first year is $484,000. Only three cabinet ministers have used this office in the past year. That means it cost taxpayers over $161,000 for each meeting. One can get a hotel suite with an adjoining board room in Fredericton for $175 a day.
Will the minister shut down this money pit and end this embarrassing habit?