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    Can Tony Clement find the $3.1 billion in the public accounts?

    Testing one of the government’s defences

    Aaron Wherry
    <p>President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, November 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle</p>

    President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, November 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

    Liberal MP John McCallum has asked the government to explain where in the public accounts he might find information about the unaccounted for $3.1 billion.

    As previously noted—Warning: Spoiler Alert—this might prove difficult.

    tags:auditor generalhouse of commonsJohn McCallumMaclean's PoliticsParliamentTony Clement