The government has paid $41,000 to study what to do with a mouldy, abandoned barn at the Prime Minister’s holiday retreat at Harrington Lake, says the Canadian Taxpayers Association..“Why are taxpayers paying more than $40,000 to study a dilapidated storage barn?” said Kris Sims, B.C. Director for the CTF..“This is a bat-crap crazy waste of money.”.According to exclusive records obtained by the CTF, the storage barn at Harrington Lake, just outside Ottawa, has extensive black mould, peeling lead paint, suspected animal corpses, animal droppings and broken windows..Preliminary studies by the National Capital Commission in 2019 cost $41,545..The CTF said the NCC plans to spend another $25,000 to keep the barn from collapsing in 2021. If fully restored, the NCC would still use it for storage, with an added carport..“Only a handful of Canadians will ever see this building,” said Sims..“Paying to actually fix it is bad enough, but charging taxpayers more than $40,000 just to study fixing it is even worse. The government needs to sell the extravagant Harrington Lake retreat and be done with it.”.The barn rehab project is part of the NCC’s $10-million renovation plan for Harrington Lake, which the CTF reported in 2020..The NCC said the barn contributes to the “cultural landscape” of the cottage property..“Due to a persistent lack of adequate funding, the building has reached such a state of disrepair that it became unsafe for staff to access for several years,” said the NCC in a statement..The agency said “temporary and unsightly shelters” are used to accommodate maintenance operations, while the building continues to deteriorate..“More than 40 per cent of Canadians are $200 away from insolvency each month, leaving them unable to pay all of their bills,” said Sims..“Yet taxpayers should care that the storage sheds at the prime minister’s cottage aren’t pretty enough? Seriously?”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
The government has paid $41,000 to study what to do with a mouldy, abandoned barn at the Prime Minister’s holiday retreat at Harrington Lake, says the Canadian Taxpayers Association..“Why are taxpayers paying more than $40,000 to study a dilapidated storage barn?” said Kris Sims, B.C. Director for the CTF..“This is a bat-crap crazy waste of money.”.According to exclusive records obtained by the CTF, the storage barn at Harrington Lake, just outside Ottawa, has extensive black mould, peeling lead paint, suspected animal corpses, animal droppings and broken windows..Preliminary studies by the National Capital Commission in 2019 cost $41,545..The CTF said the NCC plans to spend another $25,000 to keep the barn from collapsing in 2021. If fully restored, the NCC would still use it for storage, with an added carport..“Only a handful of Canadians will ever see this building,” said Sims..“Paying to actually fix it is bad enough, but charging taxpayers more than $40,000 just to study fixing it is even worse. The government needs to sell the extravagant Harrington Lake retreat and be done with it.”.The barn rehab project is part of the NCC’s $10-million renovation plan for Harrington Lake, which the CTF reported in 2020..The NCC said the barn contributes to the “cultural landscape” of the cottage property..“Due to a persistent lack of adequate funding, the building has reached such a state of disrepair that it became unsafe for staff to access for several years,” said the NCC in a statement..The agency said “temporary and unsightly shelters” are used to accommodate maintenance operations, while the building continues to deteriorate..“More than 40 per cent of Canadians are $200 away from insolvency each month, leaving them unable to pay all of their bills,” said Sims..“Yet taxpayers should care that the storage sheds at the prime minister’s cottage aren’t pretty enough? Seriously?”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
