Didn't Rick Mercer do a show with either Martin or Harper putting plastic up in the windows? That was pretty funny.
I agree with ya. What a bunch of partizan hacks. So now Harper is squandering and damaging our precious historical buildings? You can just imagine that one side would bitch that the furnature he bought from Wosks was too expensive yet the stuff he bought from Wal Mart was made in China.
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Spending money on official residences has always been a political minefield in Ottawa, with elected politicians not wanting to look as if they are spending money on their own comfort. Former Reform party leader Preston Manning joked about turning Stornoway, the official residence of the opposition leader, into a bowling alley. Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau's desire for a swimming pool became a national debate.