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    Rideau Cottage „ungeeignetes“ Zuhause für einen Premierminister, da die Entscheidung über 24 Sussex droht: internes Memo


    Rideau Cottage „ungeeignetes“ Zuhause für einen Premierminister, da die Entscheidung über 24 Sussex droht: internes Memo

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/future-of-prime-minister-official-residence-24-sussex-drive-9.7132472

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    1. canmcpoli on

      I can’t help but think all the years of talk about the political risk for a PM of making a decision about 24 Sussex is overstated, especially if people knew the current state of the building, the security concerns around it and if Carney was clear he would never live in the new building (if that’s the decision that’s made).

      Obviously, the decision needs to be „reasonable“ – we’re not building the White House here – but I think people expect the prime minister’s residence to be habitable.

    2. CaptainCanusa on

      I think the tables have really turned on this issue in a very telling way.

      Ironically, the thing that PM’s haven been avoiding because they thought it would look bad, is now the thing I think Canadians would love to see. ie. Showing a boldness and willingness to just get projects done. 

      I might be wrong about this, but I think Carney could announce he’s going to rebuild Sussex (or whatever) and talk about how it’s going to be great point of pride for our country and people would love it. And it puts the other parties in a very awkward position of having to support him or declare they think our country doesn’t deserve to have a home for the PM we can be proud of.

    3. Elegant-Tangerine-54 on

      Move the PM to Stornaway.

      Canada is the only parliamentary democracy I know of that provides free housing for the Leader of the Opposition.

    4. SnowyEssence on

      Just fix it. It’s just embarrassing at this point

      We know why Trudeau didn’t want to fix it because it was a convenient excuse for him to stay separated from his ex-wife.

    5. Feynyx-77-CDN on

      Embarrassing. Use the money currently spent on Stornoway to renovate the PMs house. Or boot the opposition leader out and give Stornoway to the PM.

    6. Sad_Imagination6012 on

      It’s been eleven years. For God’s sake, just tear it down and build a new one. At this point, I’m willing to support any PM who plainly does what’s needed on this issue and I don’t think I’m alone. The political risks have been inverted. I don’t think they’re in as much danger they think.

      Any MP who attacks the PM that tries to fix this mess deserves the country’s enmity.

    7. jello_sweaters on

      FFS this has always been simple.

      Sign off on the funding to make the repairs, and park the funds in escrow until the day after the next election.

      Current resident doesn’t get a shred of benefit from that money unless the voters send them back for another term.

      Done.

    8. kank84 on

      I wish they would just get on with fixing it. The money it’s going to cost is negligible in the grand scheme of things, and it’s an embarrassment at the moment. Can you imagine the UK letting 10 Downing Street or the US letting the White House sit in such a state of disrepair for this long (well, maybe they would the White House based on recent events).

    9. ShadowPages on

      I’ll leave the engineering and security issues around 24 Sussex to the experts – as far as I’m concerned it’s long past time to make a decision and spend some money for the PM’s residence – whether it stays at 24 Sussex, or we turn the existing 24 Sussex facility into a historical place and build elsewhere.

      The hand-wringing over costs is ridiculous.

    10. darth_henning on

      Honestly just gut it, renovate it, and build any additional expansions needed. It’s a representation of the government.

      Easy way to avoid the „optics“ issue that has had many PMs hold off is to just agree that the rebuilt building will only be used following the first election after the renos are completed.

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