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'Urgent’ renovations needed on 24 Sussex, but Harper won’t move out
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jul 25, 2011 01:17pm |
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| Author | Kathryn Blaze Carlson |
| News Date | Monday, July 25, 2011 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Stephen Harper is at odds with the Crown corporation that manages the prime minister’s official residence, saying there are no plans to renovate 24 Sussex Drive even as the National Capital Commission asserts anew the need for more than $10-million in repairs deemed “urgent” four years ago.
The commission, which manages the three-storey, 10,850 square-foot, 34-room residence, said this week that “extensive” work is now required on the 143-year-old building — repairs that will “require the occupant to vacate the premises” for more than a year.
Spokesperson Kathryn Keyes could not confirm on Thursday whether the commission has recently been in talks with the prime minister’s staff, but said discussions with his office have been ongoing since 2008, when Mr. Harper first opted not to move out for renovations. Apparently at loggerheads, the prime minister’s office said this week that there are “no renovations planned for the residence.”
“The Prime Minister and his family find 24 Sussex adequate to their needs and see no need for a substantial renovation program at this time,” Sara MacIntyre, Mr. Harper’s press secretary, said in an email. |
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