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From what I recall , even though in another part of Canada , Colonel Ted , and other friends, through his moral strength and kindness, provided support.
Thank you for sharing that.
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From what I recall , even though in another part of Canada , Colonel Ted , and other friends, through his moral strength and kindness, provided support.
Thank you for sharing that.
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Yes I owe that man a great deal it was a pretty dark period in my life. A fair number of others here were quite helpful in getting me through those days.
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The ward was restricted because of the number of Covid cases as well other respiratory illness. And just about all my friends and family seem to be susceptible to them . So no visitors
Army.ca and Facebook were my window into the world .
The ward was restricted because of the number of Covid cases as well other respiratory illness. And just about all my friends and family seem to be susceptible to them . So no visitors
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Et tu, Eby? 
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Another round from sources about what might be announced tomorrow.
If true I look forward to seeing all the different design proposals. Adding the residence of a head of state to a portfolio should draw a lot of interest.
If true I look forward to seeing all the different design proposals. Adding the residence of a head of state to a portfolio should draw a lot of interest.
Carney to announce fundraising campaign, design competition to restore 24 Sussex: source
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Design competition? PLease!
Fundraising? Hell no. Reeks of selling access to the highest bidder. There are costs associated with being a nation; support to government is one of them.
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One would think, but the opposition would have a field day.
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Pierre Poilievre was asked directly about 24 Sussex and he said he is more focused and concerned with the cost of living, economy, job creation, a deal with the USA, critical minerals, etc.
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24 Sussex needs to be fixed up, period. The Prime Minister is not a nobody, the second highest ranking person in our nation and the world spokes person for Canada. 24 Sussex is also a work place by default, the PM is the PM 24/7, 365 days a year.
We should never have let it fall into a state of disrepair and it is high time it gets fixed up. However, lets not see a boondoggle on repair contacts either.
We should never have let it fall into a state of disrepair and it is high time it gets fixed up. However, lets not see a boondoggle on repair contacts either.
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A proposed design approved by a government committee. What could possibly go wrong?
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No design competition would mean the finest of bureaucratic beige would prevail. We'd get the equivalent of 101 Colonel By.
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Whats wrong with an Okapi? Its the related to the giraffe.
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Nothing, other than they look like they were designed by a committee. There is an saying that the camel was a horse designed by a committee.
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Kind of a smart design.
Lion approaches Okapi
"Hey man, you have stripes, are you a zebra?"
"No sorry lion, I am not a zebra, just stripes on the back end"
"Well, are you an antelope?"
"Why no, I don't have horns"
"Can I eat you?"
"Nope, sorry, I am not a kudu, zebra, antelope, wildebeest, better luck next time"
"Ok, whatever you are, have a good day"
Lion walks away disappointed
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That's the easy way out of answering a tough question.
Every - single - nation - has an official residence for their country's leader. For us not to being willing to maintain, rebuild, improve one is laughable and speaks volumes as to how fricking cheap and miserly we are as a people. We can't have nice things because we don't deserve them.
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Built by the builder that put in the cheapest quote using shitty materials that would have the cement crumbling after 3 winters, the roof leaking in 2yrs, the drywall screws popping after 1yrs and the foundation cracked, sinking and leaking after the first winter/spring freeze-thaw period.
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And the media grills him, the leader of the opposition but says sweet F all to the governing party.
Yeah whatever.
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True, very true.
I can't see why both parties - Cons and Libs (the NDP and the BQ don't get a say in this, sorry but one's not an Official Party and the other is fully of Separatists), don't just sit and come up with an acceptable plan to move forward on this and build a respectable residence for the PM of this country.
What do you mean? Just a couple days ago the media was asking PM Carney what he intends to do with 24 Sussex. He simply answered.
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I'm just really excited that we finally have an opportunity to see Canada's 'national igloo' come to life
I was cautiously optimistic about 24 Sussex, but now I'm disappointed by this line from the PM website:
I don't think the building is significant in terms of architecture. I don't think most Canadians can even picture it in their head. It's not a national (or international) symbol of our country the way the White House is. The design and build competition should be open to demolishing the whole thing and building from scratch if the bidder wants. I'd almost prefer it be bulldozed to start with - but don't actually want to remove the ability to utilize what's there if that's practical. I think forcing the preservation of existing structure put too much constraint on what you can do with a new building and my understanding of anything historical is there's a ton of costs and challenges involved in preserving/restoring historical elements.
Re: the fundraising. Both Chretien and Harper offered to lead fundraising efforts only a couple years ago, so while Poilievre doesn't seem willing to even comment on it the last conservative PM would seem supportive of this idea. Carney also announced that donors would be public and limits on how much they can donate put in place, so there'll be some transparency.
Overall, good news to see we're finally doing something with it. This should have been solved years ago.
I don't think the building is significant in terms of architecture. I don't think most Canadians can even picture it in their head. It's not a national (or international) symbol of our country the way the White House is. The design and build competition should be open to demolishing the whole thing and building from scratch if the bidder wants. I'd almost prefer it be bulldozed to start with - but don't actually want to remove the ability to utilize what's there if that's practical. I think forcing the preservation of existing structure put too much constraint on what you can do with a new building and my understanding of anything historical is there's a ton of costs and challenges involved in preserving/restoring historical elements.
Re: the fundraising. Both Chretien and Harper offered to lead fundraising efforts only a couple years ago, so while Poilievre doesn't seem willing to even comment on it the last conservative PM would seem supportive of this idea. Carney also announced that donors would be public and limits on how much they can donate put in place, so there'll be some transparency.
Overall, good news to see we're finally doing something with it. This should have been solved years ago.
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