Pandemic measures easing in House Precinct, public allowed back starting in April

Guided tours of the West Block, where the House of Commons currently sits, will begin the week of May 16, more than two years after they were cancelled in March 2020.

The West Block and Confederation Building, pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Visitors will be permitted access to the House Precinct starting April 25 in a two-staged approach to the reopening after two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 10, 2022

The House of Commons will once again be open to visitors next month, as part of a broader easing of measures introduced nearly two years ago to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the Parliamentary Precinct. House Speaker Anthony Ro...

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