It's the permanent home of the P.M. They are just residing in a cottage on the property while renos are being done. You should double check your 'facts' before spouting garbage!
Yes and no. It is a tumbledown ruin that is not worth fixing up ... is not some sort of ancient ancestoral residence (post war ...1950s) and it will cost ten times to fix it up what building a newer and much grander, dedicated residence will cost. It is highly unlikely that any Prime Minister will move into it again as they will have to endure the endless pillory that will go with spending $30 million plus of tax money on on old house for the PM. Subsequent PMs will likely do what Trudeau has done as the optics of spending so much on a fixer-upper will never work in their favour.
Pull the heap down and build a proper building for $10 million less. That is the sensible solution but it will be even harder to sell
"Newly elected Prime Minister Hackensack spends tens millions of taxpayer $$ building a majestic new Presidential Palace for self!"
24 Sussex Drive Used to be the Prime Minister's official residence.
Believe me, it is located on
prime realestate, though. Big bucks into the government coffers if they sell the old haunted house to developers.
P.s No reno's are being done.
I drove past the place a month ago.