Sir John A. Macdonald nearly lost the government over this building, because it was supposed to cost $600,000 when they built it, and it cost $1.2 million, so it was double over the budget.
Sir John A. Macdonald a failli perdre la majorité à cause de cet édifice; en effet, sa construction devait coûter 600 000 $ et elle en a coûté 1,2 million de dollars, soit le double.