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applegrove

(124,142 posts) Sat Oct 24, 2015, 07:41 PM Oct 2015

Don't you think Justin Trudeau should sell 24 Sussex (PM's official residence) and build [View all]

a new one on the Governor General's property? I mean 24 Sussex needs 10 Million dollars in renovations and it is only worth a fraction of that. Plus it is too close to a major artery...only 40 feet from the front door. It is not safe. And the GG has so many unused acres. I think now would be the time to build a proper new home for Canada's Prime Minister. After all 24 Sussex has only been the PM's residence since the 1950s.

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Don't you think Justin Trudeau should sell 24 Sussex (PM's official residence) and build [View all] applegrove Oct 2015 OP

Sounds good to me NV Whino Oct 2015 #1

You have to wonder if they are not allready considering that. Afterall repairs have not been done to applegrove Oct 2015 #2

And make it the most energy-efficient gov't building on the continent ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #3

Yes. Solar, geothermal, wind... applegrove Oct 2015 #5

Yea, Very Not Safe, if its that close to Big Road MasonDreams Oct 2015 #4

It is a two lane parkway busy with bumper to pumper traffic during rush hours. applegrove Oct 2015 #6

Sure why not, Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2015 #7

You have to admit it does look like Trudeau is going to keep his applegrove Oct 2015 #8

Agree, so far so good. Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2015 #9

Don't you think... Saviolo Oct 2015 #10

But it was a wreck when Trudeau Sr. was living there. I think they've all left it rot because 1) applegrove Oct 2015 #11