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Our PM's house, is not a very very very fine house

10/3: Canada Covered

English - September 07, 2023 16:07 - 15 minutes - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
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The prime minister’s official residence is crumbling. Has been for years. There’s talk of potentially fixing or replacing it after a lot of political debate about it.
But is there actually the will in this country to replace it? And how much would it cost?
Independent journalist Tom Spears joins the show to discuss the problems plaguing the nearly 160-year-old home, the potential bill for the taxpayer, and why there seems to be little political desire to do anything about the property.
Background reading: Pierre Poilievre dismisses federal plan to replace or abandon 24 Sussex
Joseph Clarke: The case for keeping 24 Sussex
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The prime minister’s official residence is crumbling. Has been for years. There’s talk of potentially fixing or replacing it after a lot of political debate about it.

But is there actually the will in this country to replace it? And how much would it cost?

Independent journalist Tom Spears joins the show to discuss the problems plaguing the nearly 160-year-old home, the potential bill for the taxpayer, and why there seems to be little political desire to do anything about the property.

Background reading: Pierre Poilievre dismisses federal plan to replace or abandon 24 Sussex

Joseph Clarke: The case for keeping 24 Sussex

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