Down to the wire to decide on Centre Block summer move-out, Tory whip says delay ‘worrying’

The final word on whether the House of Commons can move into its interim home in the West Block was supposed to come this month, but now won’t be until ‘before the House rises’ for summer break, say project leaders.
The interim House of Commons Chamber in the West Block building's courtyard, as pictured in mid-January, is supposed to be handed over to House administration staff by April 3. Whether that happens on time will help inform the decision on whether the West Block is ready for a summer move-in.
With less than three months until the House rises for the summer, there is still no firm decision on whether MPs will return to Centre Block in September or move into their new digs in West Block as part of ongoing renovations, members of the House Board of Internal Economy were told last week. Whi...

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