Cat Piss Cost Thousands

President Harper's tenure at Stornoway (Opposition leader's residence in Rockliffe Park) has apparently cost Canadian taxpayers about $66,000 is unforseen costs, according to access to information documents.

The National Capital Commission, the landlord responsible for official residences, including the lesser President's cat mansion on the Ottawa River, says it sent a crew into Stornoway to clean up a huge mess after the President moved out.

Rugs were ripped from floors and floor boards replaced among other tidy improvements to the drafty shack Preston Manning once mused should be turned into a bingo hall.

The NCC described the work as overdue and noted the carpets were nearing 20 years old. But as any home renovator will tell you, carpets protect floors.

So what happened? Cat piss is what happened.

The President spends more time with his cats than he does with his cabinet.

He lets them roam freely and piss anywhere they want. The piss trickles through the carpets and sinks into the floors beneath, causing mold, mildew, rot and a stench.

The NCC is already assembling a new crew to tackle the mess the President is expected to leave when he is evicted from 24 Sussex Drive next year.