John A. Macdonald’s old house is getting a makeover, courtesy of the British government

OTTAWA IN DEPTH A second draft for the first PM’s last address John A. Macdonald’s Ottawa home gets ready for a reno, courtesy of the British government REPORTING AND VIDEO BY IAN BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE CHANOTTAWA THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER As 24 Sussex Dr., the long-time residence of Canada’s prime ministers, faces renovation after falling into disrepair, another former prime ministerial residence on the same Ottawa street is set for an overhaul. But it’s going to be up to the British government to renovate Earnscliffe, the 1850s-era home tha…