CBC Politics
Carney confronts our national home reno nightmare at 24 Sussex
Mark Carney is facing a decision that has stumped his predecessors for decades: what to do with 24 Sussex Drive, the crumbling official residence that has sat in disrepair while repair costs balloon. The building has become a symbol of political paralysis, with no prime minister willing to absorb the optics of an expensive renovation. At some point, basic functionality has to win out over optics — and Carney may be the one finally forced to make that call.
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CBC Politics
Energy minister names 5 priority power-line projects for federal backing
The federal government has identified five transmission line projects that will receive priority support, aimed at making it easier and more affordable for provinces to trade surplus electricity. The move signals Ottawa's intent to build a more integrated national grid. Better interprovincial power sharing could reduce reliance on fossil fuels and lower energy costs for consumers across the country.
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Globe and Mail
Finally, someone makes a decision about 24 Sussex
After decades of dithering, the federal government has finally committed to a course of action on 24 Sussex Drive, the crumbling official residence of Canada's prime minister. The mansion has sat in disrepair for years, with successive governments too politically skittish to spend public money on what critics would inevitably frame as a lavish renovation. The decision, whatever its outcome, ends a long-running saga of institutional paralysis that left one of the country's most symbolically significant addresses in an embarrassing state of neglect.
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