The HOUSE of COMMONS
The SENATE
- Senatus Populusque Canadensis -
Precinct - photo
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Layout of the Centre Block
The Senate at present uses RED to indicate royalty, with the Commons being in GREEN.
Senate seating - solid but outdated furniture needs to be upgraded, computers installed and connected to a main database
to provide effective, internal and external electronic communications
The House of Lords in Britain - the Queen's Speech
House of Commons Chambers - central view
The House of Commons seats up to 374 (338 members at present), With a 30% reduction in population anticipated, seats needed would be reduced to 200, or 160 if representation was population-based on a 1;200,000 basis. A new section might be introduced to accommodate interpreters/translators. 'The Senate' seats only 105, so this would be too cramped to serve the new 'Senators' - it might be better used for meetings of the Cabinet. Members of the government currently sit on the benches on the speaker's right, while members of the opposition occupy the benches on the speaker's left. This of course will no longer apply.
House of Commons seating
House of Commons - general view
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