‘When we have to decommission, and turn the lights off for 10 years, it’s going to be hard to say goodbye’

Centre Block denizens talk about what makes working there special and what they're going to miss about working in one of the most beautiful buildings in the country, the centre of our federal democracy.

'The unevenness of the stairs to the foyer. I am secretly wishing that they do not replace those stairs when they redo this building. To me, that is a loss of the history of this building. It’s well-worn, that's our history,' says NDP opposition lobby staffer Anthony Salloum. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ANDREW MEADE

November 26, 2018

Next month, the historic Centre Block, built in the Gothic Revival style, will be shut down and emptied out for renovations for a least a decade. It's home to the House of Commons, the Senate Chamber, the Prime Minister's Office, the Office of Leader of the Opposition, the statuesque Library of Par...

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