Parliament’s Centre Block is about politics—and journalism, tooAs the main building on Parliament Hill closes for renovations, a nostalgic look at how the place honours the printed word
Farewell, for now, to Parliament’s Centre BlockAs the building closes for renovations, Paul Wells looks back at what there is to love about the place and the events that left their mark on it
Unearthing Centre Block’s true master of plasterIn the wake of a fire, John Pearson dreamed up a new Centre Block. But its true master of plaster was wrongly named—until now.
How a new Centre Block rose, a century ago, from Parliament’s ashesThough a fire destroyed Centre Block 100 years ago, its replacement—designed by an enigmatic architect—gave us the Peace Tower and its mysterious treasures
Inside 5 of Ottawa’s most influential roomsThe Prime Minister’s Office gets all the attention, but these spaces in and around the capital have all been witness to power
The Commons: Mourning JackIf Layton’s lying-in-state was without precedent, it is now not without justification