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Calgary Herald
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
After election loss, Poilievre likely to lose his home. What to know about Stornoway, residence of Canada's leader of the Opposition
Article content It was purchased by the Government of Canada on Jan. 1, 1970. The NCC has managed the property since 1988. Article content In 1950, former Ontario premier and Conservative leader George Drew was the first leader of the Opposition to stay in the home, along with his wife, Fiorenza Johnson. Next were Lester and Marion Pearson, in 1958. Article content Stornoway has also been home to John G. Diefenbaker, Robert L. Stanfield, C. Joseph Clark, Pierre Trudeau and John Turner. Article content Article content More recently, Stornoway was home to Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Candice Bergen, and then Poilievre. Article content Are there any Opposition leaders who did not stay at Stornoway? Article content Yes. In 2011, NDP leader Jack Layton only stayed in the residence for one night, according to an archived iPolitics article. Layton later opted to spend most of his time in Toronto to receive medical care for cancer. He died later that year. Article content Previously, Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard refused to live there in 1993, according to iPolitics. Article content Article content What features does Stornoway have? Article content 'Stornoway was designed as a two and one half storey wooden house sheathed in stucco,' Parks Canada explains. 'All detailing was of the simplest nature, with bracketed wooden window shades above the ground floor windows on the front facade. The most evident decorative elements were a small pediment above the entrance door, flanked by narrow vertical windows; and a tall round headed window to the right of the main entrance emphasized by a small wrought iron rail.' Article content It continued: 'In 1923, Keefer designed a projecting two storey wing at the north-western corner of the house. The stable on the grounds was converted to a three-car garage and a second floor added above it. The house was virtually unaltered from 1923 until 1978 when the porte cochère was removed.' Article content A square porch was added in 1983, which 'incorporates a cornice, pilasters and a rectangular transom and sidelights evocative of those which surrounded the original entrance, yet gives the house a more traditional appearance.' Article content Article content
National Post
01-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
After election loss, Poilievre likely to lose his home. What to know about Stornoway, residence of Canada's leader of the Opposition
Article content It was purchased by the Government of Canada on Jan. 1, 1970. The NCC has managed the property since 1988. Article content In 1950, former Ontario premier and Conservative leader George Drew was the first leader of the Opposition to stay in the home, along with his wife, Fiorenza Johnson. Next were Lester and Marion Pearson, in 1958. Article content Stornoway has also been home to John G. Diefenbaker, Robert L. Stanfield, C. Joseph Clark, Pierre Trudeau and John Turner. Article content Article content More recently, Stornoway was home to Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, Candice Bergen, and then Poilievre. Article content Yes. In 2011, NDP leader Jack Layton only stayed in the residence for one night, according to an archived iPolitics article. Layton later opted to spend most of his time in Toronto to receive medical care for cancer. He died later that year. Article content Previously, Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard refused to live there in 1993, according to iPolitics. Article content What features does Stornoway have? Article content 'Stornoway was designed as a two and one half storey wooden house sheathed in stucco,' Parks Canada explains. 'All detailing was of the simplest nature, with bracketed wooden window shades above the ground floor windows on the front facade. The most evident decorative elements were a small pediment above the entrance door, flanked by narrow vertical windows; and a tall round headed window to the right of the main entrance emphasized by a small wrought iron rail.' Article content It continued: 'In 1923, Keefer designed a projecting two storey wing at the north-western corner of the house. The stable on the grounds was converted to a three-car garage and a second floor added above it. The house was virtually unaltered from 1923 until 1978 when the porte cochère was removed.' Article content A square porch was added in 1983, which 'incorporates a cornice, pilasters and a rectangular transom and sidelights evocative of those which surrounded the original entrance, yet gives the house a more traditional appearance.' Article content Article content
