OTTAWA — The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country's housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister's own cru
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country’s housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister’s own crumbling official residence? That’s a different story.
That’s an ideal setup given a head of government’s hosting duties. But the country’s current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, hasn’t lived there since he was a kid. “When people are struggling to make ends meet, it’s hard to justify spending millions to renovate an official residence,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in a written statement Friday.
“We cannot afford to pay the price for the federal government’s complete lack of accountability,” she said in French. He said it’s common to see private owners and developers allow buildings with heritage value to fall into a state of disrepair. “It’s a bit embarrassing to have your national government do something like this.”Flemming acknowledged the optics of the federal government spending millions to fix up the prime minister’s residence may not be great, but said it’s “the cost of doing business as a country.
Poilievre did not respond Friday to a request for comment about what he thinks should happen to 24 Sussex. He’s currently living with his family in Stornoway, where the Official Opposition leader typically resides.
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