The Château Laurier: Parliament’s third chamber

The Château has been Ottawa’s extra-Parliamentary hub, welcoming some of the great political figures of our time and serving as the stage for momentous political events over its storied 100-year history.

OTTAWA—Considered Parliament’s “third chamber,” or in the words of historian Peter C. Newman, “an annex to the East Block,” the Fairmont Château Laurier has been Ottawa’s extra-Parliamentary hub, welcoming some of the great political figures of our...

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