The House is home to a lot of memories

From the 1970s, when anyone could walk into the place, to the post-9/11 security boost, the soon-to-be-closed Centre Block has changed a lot.

The House of Commons chamber in the Centre Block, set to close for a decade or more next month, has been the scene of fiery debates and momentous decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

December 19, 2018

OTTAWA—In the 1970s, anyone could walk into the Centre Block. Lately, it has become an armed camp. There’s no need for a lot of nostalgia—only recognition of how much things have changed. The ‘70s began with what was the biggest political cataclysm of the era: the FLQ kidnappings in Quebec...

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