At Home With The Prime Minister: Ottawa Residences of the Prime Ministers Prior to 1952

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Prior to the establishment of 24 Sussex Drive as the official residence, Prime Ministers had to secure their own accommodations in Ottawa. This presentation will look at some of the residences that were occupied by these men both while they were Members of Parliament and Prime Ministers.

The presentation offers a look at their personal lives, rather than their political careers, and will provide a glimpse of the Ottawa of their time. 

Speaker: Hagit Hadaya holds a Master of Canadian Heritage Conservation and a High Honours BA in Architectural History, both from Carleton University.  Since the completion of her formal education, she has been researching, writing, and lecturing on a variety of topic dealing with Canadian architectural history. 

Hagit has published two books: In Search of Sacred Space: Synagogue Architecture in Ottawa (2013) and At Home With The Prime Minister: Ottawa Residences of the Prime Ministers Prior to 1952 (2017). 

She served for two years on the National Capital Commission Advisory Committee on the Official Residences of Canada.