[Jabberwalker]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

I think there are a few bridges around that need more immediate attention than 24 Sussex.

Why didn't I think of that?

The new Prime Minister can live under a bridge!

[BRAH]

He's just not ready........ to move in.

[Brenda]

The cost of renovations is now 10m. The house aint worth it.
Thanks to all the previous owners (which is us...), for not doing the necessary upkeep.
Asbestos? Really?
I wouldn't want to live in that with 3 young kids either.
Landlord, do your goddamned job and renovate!

[andyt]

Makes sense to do the repairs now, before he's moved in. Jason Kenny will be grateful.

[Unsound]

Seriously, the only way to have a problem with this is to be a blind partisan. Trudeau isn't "demanding" anything. He's not acting "entitled". He's just doing what the people in charge of the property have been begging someone to do for years.

I mean really, reagrdless of what you think of the man occupying the post of PM, the post itself deserves a decent home. As well, the house is used for diplomatic functions. Is a dilapidated old shack the image we want to present to the world?

[andyt]

Just look on it as JT's first infrastructure project.

[Unsound]

Maybe he could hire Thanos to do some of the work? It'd send a good signal to the west, and Thanos might go back to being his old sunny self.

[andyt]

As long as he doesn't piss in the coffee cups.

[ShepherdsDog]

A few drinks brings out 'Good' Thanos.

[Freakinoldguy]

smorgdonkey smorgdonkey:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Unsound Unsound:

There is no doubt that the residence requires an upgrade but, what bothers me is that the elections signs aren't even struck down and there already appears to be a sense of entitlement from what some consider Canada's Royal Family.

Of course it bothers you but it wouldn't bother you if it was Harper.

It would have especially if he'd sent his mommy to announce the renovation but, like I said optics are everything.

Harper was smart enough to move in anyway despite the fact that Margaret Trudeau had apparently been declaring the home unsafe since her untimely removal by JT's dad.

$1:

24 Sussex a fixer-upper, but Harpers move in anyway


CBC News

Posted:Feb 09, 2006 5:30 PM ET

Last Updated:Feb 09, 2006 5:43 PM ET











A moving van arrived at 24 Sussex Drive on Thursday with a new prime minister's belongings.

Stephen Harper is moving his family into the prime ministerial residence, ignoring suggestions that he leave it vacant a while for renovations.

•FROM JAN. 24, 2006: Harper family's arrival means new kids on the block


The 140-year-old stone house – home to Canadian prime ministers since Louis St. Laurent in 1951 – features a swimming pool from the Trudeau era, a hot tub from the Mulroney years, a view of the Ottawa River and a long maintenance to-do list.

The National Capital Commission, which is responsible for Ottawa's official residences, has said it needs structural work and upgrades but has not disclosed a cost estimate.

Harper appears reluctant to spend heavily on the house soon after taking power. But he has said he is willing to vacate it in the summer to allow for repairs, the Canadian Press reports.

If you read the above you'll notice that the NCC said 24 Sussex needed upgrades in 06 but didn't give a cost nor a timeline. So why the sudden urgency from the Trudeau's over the hazards and inconveniences that even Margaret has said existed since she lived in the residence 40 years ago.

[Thanos]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

A few drinks brings out 'Good' Thanos.

That's when I piss in the cyclist's water bottles.

[ShepherdsDog]

Does he pay extra for that?

[BRAH]

[Hyack]

The issue of repairs to 24 Sussex Drive have been known about for years now, the place is damn near 150 years old, so what can you expect. The Americans had the same problem with the White House back in 1949 when it was nearly as old. Truman and family had to move out for 3 years while repairs were made. While 24 Sussex may not be as well known as the White House, if Canadians want to keep it as the home of the Prime Minister it's about time to bite the bullet and do everything required to bring it up to date!

[andyt]

Imagine the poor PM who finally has to make the decision that the building is no longer sound and a new residence has to be built. The shite will fly. Maybe by then artificial intelligence will have taken over and "we need no fancy residence, puny humans."