Senators flagged design flaw stalling Senate Chamber move-in two years ago: committee chair

A ‘critical design deficiency’ affecting sound is responsible for the six-sitting-day delay in Chamber work in the new Senate of Canada Building in 2019.

Senators won’t be populating the interim Senate Chamber in the new Senate of Canada Building until Feb. 19, after testing revealed the noise levels were too high for it to operate properly because of a gap between the ceiling and wall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

December 19, 2018

Senators on a committee overseeing the transformation of the Government Conference Centre into their temporary home say nearly two years ago they flagged the issue that is now delaying the start of the next sitting. On Dec. 13, Conservative Senator Scott Tannas (Alberta) informed the Senate’s In...

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