Constituency budgets aren’t for buying votes, according to provincial NDP leader Dominic Cardy.
He’s calling for greater transparency on how the funds are spent after Fredericton-Silverwood MLA Brian MacDonald revealed he spent 10% of his riding budget on portraits of the Queen to be given to groups in exchange for publicity photos.
Constituency funds are supposed to transcend party lines–meaning everyone is entitled to the same services no matter who they vote for.
