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.