After 33 years, Parliament’s VIP-visit orchestrator to retire: ‘I don’t think I’ve missed one’

'It's not been boring,' says chief of protocol Elizabeth Rody.
Elizabeth Rody pictured with the Aga Khan in Centre Block's Rotunda, with the Hall of Honour decked out with a red carpet and flags seen behind.
Every year, Parliament plays host to many an international visitor—from heads of state to foreign parliamentarians and other special guests—and behind every visit, address to Parliament, and inter-parliamentary conference are hours upon hours of planning. For the last three decades, Elizabeth ...

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