Hill construction halted amid ongoing convoy protests

The Centre Block construction site ground to a halt on Jan. 28 as a result of the ongoing ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest that's occupying much of Ottawa’s downtown core.

'Freedom Convoy' protestors are pictured on Wellington Street, in front of Parliament Hill, on Jan. 29.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 2, 2022

Work to renovate the historic Centre Block building has been put on pause, after Public Services and Procurement Canada and the Parliamentary Protective Service made the call to close the construction site on Jan. 28 as a result of the ongoing "Freedom Convoy" protest in downtown Ottawa. “Out of ...

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