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$173,000, that’s how much it cost you, an Albertan taxpayer. Well, you’ll be happy to know, that it mostly sits vacant in Edmonton after being built, outraging Alberta taxpayers, who said at the time “I think this is an example of a government that is totally out of touch with the priorities of Albertans”.

“I think it’s been used six times,” said Cheryl Oates, spokeswoman for Premier Rachel Notley. They won’t even step foot in it.

The project reflects a political trajectory from lavish home-to-be for Redford to toxic symbol of government excess to its latest incarnation as a politically radioactive fallout zone. “It has continued as a physical representation of how the PCs squandered our revenue when times were good,” said Oates.

The “premier’s den” was to be for Redford and her daughter. There were bedrooms, bathrooms, a dining room, lounge, fireplace, powder room, butler’s pantry, walk-in closet and room-by-room temperature controls.

The structure itself is elegant: wood flooring, carved wooden posts and floor-to-ceiling exterior windows. Doors open onto a patio with panoramic views of the city.

At $173,000 the price tag HOWEVER, is much cheaper than the $2 Million dollar ‘Mister’ that adorns Jubilee Plaza.

 

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