PM Carney to announce plan to restore 24 Sussex
The 35-room mansion, abandoned as the prime minister's residence in 2015, will be restored under a government plan unveiled Friday.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday a government plan to "restore" 24 Sussex, the 35-room mansion built in 1896 that was abandoned as the official Ottawa residence of the prime minister in 2015.
Taxpayers have been paying tens of thousands of dollars per year to maintain the vacant property. Heritage Ottawa has said that the building should be maintained, renewed and kept in public hands, even if it's no longer the official residence.
Katherine Spencer-Ross, president of Heritage Ottawa, says it's "great news" that the building is set to be restored but it remains unclear if it's being restored for public use or as the official residence of the prime minister. She says the house has a long history of political involvement and should remain the official residence.
