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Canada: PM’s residence is falling to bits – but who’s willing to pay for repairs?

24 Sussex, built in 1868, was taken over by the government in 1951.
24 Sussex, built in 1868, was taken over by the government in 1951. Photograph: Paul McKinnon/Alamy

Once home to Canada’s powerful lumber barons, 24 Sussex Drive, tucked away in a forested enclave of the capital, is one of the country’s most symbolically important homes.

But decades of negligence have left the official residence of the prime minister plagued with mould, cracked windows, failing plumbing and an electric system widely seen as a fire hazard.

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