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"The federal government should only pay for things in my immediate proximity" is one hell of an opening statement.

I don't disagree - like I said, museum!

Churchill MB seems to want one.

Logistically challenging, but if there's an actual market for a new pipeline, it might be a better option than doing through the Rockies and negotiating with First Nations that simply aren't interested. Manitoba seems to have buy-in from a lot of Indigenous communities, at least at this early stage of the game (so early that you could argue it's not really a "stage" at all).

But there's also a significant possibility that despite whatever letters of understanding we have with Germany or whoever, the market simply isn't there, or won't be within a few years. Asia is steadily moving to renewables, and Europe probably isn't too far behind.

Definitely not a McMansion, but it's architectural significance has been described as "modest". And it doesn't seem very suitable for its actual task.

I probably would have favoured converting it into a museum and building a new official residence at a different location, but they seem intent on staying at this address.

Even after this announcement, I'm unclear as to whether the intent is to keep the original structure, or tear it down and start over (which, tbh, is probably the smarter move).

Well, that being the case, I guess that means this plan is exactly as bad as any other possibility.

That's a helluva thing to imply about a charity set up by the GG.

“Donations” reeks of corruption like Trump’s White House ballroom boondoggle.

I don't really see the comparison. Nothing about this screams "vanity project," down to the fact that the work won't be done until long after his time as PM is over. And the fundraising is being handled by an established charity - it's pretty tough to paint a picture of influence-peddling.

So taxpayers don't have to foot the whole bill, the Rideau Hall Foundation would run a fundraising campaign to try and cover the costs, the source said.

Annoyingly convoluted, but it should help make it less of a political football.

Good call - it looks like they've put it up on their own media relations page, but aren't (yet) reporting it as "news".

Maybe. I'd be excited if it weren't for the ongoing Israel debacle.

In many cases, it looks like a funding issue - it's admittedly a pretty huge expense to be handled at the municipal level.

The various conspiracy theories are just icing on the cake.