Two House chambers? Time to consider it, MPs say

With two chambers now built, in West Block and Centre Block, some MPs say it’s time to have two running permanently.
Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux says that a parallel chamber is 'absolutely critical.'
With the Centre Block beginning a decade-long rehabilitation, and an interim House of Commons Chamber now running in West Block, advocates of varying political stripes say the time is ripe to consider a second permanent House chamber. A parallel chamber would boost the number of people who could de...

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