Love It or List It, 24 Sussex
6/27/202649 min
It's a week that embodied Carney's "build, baby, build" mantra. We started with the federal government announcing it will push to have three northern projects fast-tracked under the Building Canada Act, and ended with a new plan to refurbish 24 Sussex Drive — the prime minister's official residence.
But could this derelict building be too politically radioactive to fix? Hill watchers Tonda MacCharles and Stuart Thomson break down whether Carney's plans for 24 Sussex will trigger a thorny political fight, and Canada is today on major projects.
Plus, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman tells The House what signals she will be looking for as the CUSMA negotiations continue and what she’s hearing from her contacts in the United States.
And, the "unparliamentary" stories you've never heard about the House of Commons. From fist fights to sneaking a salmon into Question Period, author Charlie Feldman joins Catherine Cullen on Parliament Hill to explain the crazy, spicy history he details in his new book — and why he believes it's important to include in the story of Canada's democracy.
This episode features the voices of:
- Tonda MacCharles, Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto Star
- Stuart Thomson, parliamentary bureau chief for the National Post
- Kirsten Hillman, Canada's former ambassador to the United States
- Charlie Feldman, author of Unparliamentary
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Parle tu français?
Tonda MacCharles· Panelist0:01
¿Hablas español?
Stuart Thomson· Panelist0:02
Parli italiano?
Speaker 10:03
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Damon Fairless0:39
[upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast.
Mark Carney· Soundbite0:42
[upbeat music] Canadians believe in Canada. Canadians are getting behind this country. Canadians are making decisions with where they travel, what they purchase, who they support, the institutions they support. They're coming together and supporting our country, and we are building this, home of the prime minister of a G7 country, for centuries. That's what we're doing today.
Catherine Cullen· Host1:14
To rebuild 24 Sussex, Mark Carney is leaning into patriotism. His plan even includes letting Canadians pitch in a few bucks to help with those renovations. I'm Catherine Cullen, and this week on The House, the official residence of the prime minister has been stripped down to