All the posturing and self praise about how great we are, comes crashing back to earth when the conversation turns to the PM's residence. We ship billions overseas often achieving nothing , and while we do comment on it, nothing compares to how we feel about spending a paltry thirty million or so on the PM's residence. It becomes personal, as currently it's seen as Trudeau's house that we are fixing up. Except it isn't, it is a recognition that our PM should have a residence as befitting a leader of a G7 country. If out approach to everything is one of cheapness, and for many it is, what does it say about us.Comparing it to your own personal situation or to what other areas need money is not the issue here. The issue is we have a government and we have leaders who we elect, housing our PM comes with the job, political affiliation has nothing to do with creating a residence. Arguing over whether we should have a decent residence , is just so Canadian.