Canadians to learn fate of 24 Sussex on Friday, Carney says
Posted on: Jun 25, 2026 22:34 IST | Posted by: Cbc
ground government minister deutsche mark Carney says he'll denote on fri what will happen to 24 Sussex Drive — the heritage building sitting vacant for almost a decade after his predecessors allowed it to deteriorate and become uninhabitable.
"I'll have a press conference tomorrow to answer that," Carney said.
Reporters in the room seemed surprised by the announcement, which led him to joke that "there's something new every day."
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Successive prime ministers haven't wanted to take the political risk to spend the tens of millions of dollars needed to renovate the 32-room home. It was gutted in recent years to strip out mould, asbestos and rodents.
Carney, who lives at Rideau Cottage, wouldn't answer any questions about 24 Sussex on Thursday.
But in April, he revealed he wants to choose an option that allows future prime ministers to call 24 Sussex home.
"I think it's a responsibility to hand off things better than you found them. And certainly the current state of 24 Sussex couldn't be any worse. It's an embarrassment."
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Tobi Nussbaum, the CEO of the National Capital Commission (NCC) which manages 24 Sussex Drive, said on Tuesday the government has been seized with deciding what to do about the property for some time.
The commission's plan to make the capital more beautiful over the next two decades was approved by the board this week. The plan calls preserving and enhancing 24 Sussex a "key objective."
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The NCC recommends to "rehabilitate and renew the property, a classified federal heritage building, in a way that reflects its role as the official residence of the prime minister of Canada."
Officials in 2025 estimated the price tag to restore 24 Sussex could range from tens of millions of dollars to more than $100 million.
The government has long faced calls to take future decisions about the official residence out of political hands to prevent history from repeating itself.
In one of his final acts as prime minister, Justin Trudeau called for the creation of an advisory panel of former prime ministers to make recommendations about the cost, security requirements and location of the residence.
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