An information session about a new Fredericton housing project for homeless q uickly turned into the grilling of two ministers for nearly three hours over what many perceived as a lack of consultation.

The province announced last week that a location on Forest Hill Road was chosen for a transitional housing project.

The public was invited to an information session at a nearby elementary school Wednesday night where they could ask questions of various groups and officials involved.

But that changed when Green Party MLA David Coon, who represents the area, took charge of the packed room with a loud whistle, and asked Housing Minister David Hickey and Social Development Minister Cindy Miles to speak.

Suddenly given a forum, the crowd of over a hundred, packed into a hot school gymnasium

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