'Ministers can make recommendations, ministers can sign off but they can’t treat it like it was their own personal booty fund,' says NDP MP Charlie Angus. 'That seems to be what happened here. ... It was like "call 1-800-Tony and you’ll get the money."'

PARLIAMENT HILL—A select committee of nine mayors, reeves and municipal leaders that was chaired by Treasury Board President Tony Clement and vetted applications from their own and other municipalities for a share of $50-million Ottawa spent on sidewalks, streets, even flower boxes for the G8 summit in Mr. Clement’s riding last year received $41.4-million from the fund.
'Ministers can make recommendations, ministers can sign off but they can’t treat it like it was their own personal booty fund,' says NDP MP Charlie Angus. 'That seems to be what happened here. ... It was like "call 1-800-Tony and you’ll get the money."'

PARLIAMENT HILL—A select committee of nine mayors, reeves and municipal leaders that was chaired by Treasury Board President Tony Clement and vetted applications from their own and other municipalities for a share of $50-million Ottawa spent on sidewalks, streets, even flower boxes for the G8 summit in Mr. Clement’s riding last year received $41.4-million from the fund.