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Originally Posted by J.OT13
I will fully admit that I don't know everything. I don't know what sort of events are held in the old Union Station or what sort of events will be held in the old BMO branch (or the difference between the two venues in terms of usage, but I would be interested to find out). I also don't know the exact dimensions of any of these buildings or the commons/senate.
But I still think we could use an existing building, be it government owned or rented space in a CBD office tower instead of spending millions on a west block bubble.
I also still think that it's a shame that we close so many architectural gems to the public to have a bunch fancy meeting place for diplomats and politicians.
The government has done a fine job killing city streets thru expropriation, security measures and exclusive usage of some historic buildings
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The Conference Center (Union Station) is just a bunch of meeting rooms big & small. I've had a few meetings / conferences in there. The main hall is quite nice and it's a shame it's restricted to federal government use.
I'm pretty sure the House of Commons could fit in the Conference Center's main hall. Since the building is already their's it would likely be cheaper to temporarily fit it then trying to add a roof over the West Block.
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