MPs on the House of Commons' Board of Internal Economy are leaning toward a $733 million renovation plan for Parliament Hill's planned visitors centre. The centre will contain a security screening area, a visitor information centre for tour groups and committee rooms for the Senate. That plan would see MPs sit closer together, either on stadium-style seating or the long benches used in the U.K. House of Commons. (CBC News)CBC News asked the board to explain how the $75 million reno option would accommodate physical distancing requirements. As the senior house of Parliament, the Senate regularly hosts many diplomatic functions which might benefit from a separate entrance.

Source: CBC News June 18, 2020 20:03 UTC