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A space where tradition and democracy meet.

The Senate Chamber connects Canada’s institutions to the Crown.

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Why is the Senate called the “Red Chamber”?

It’s more than design — it’s tradition, history and parliamentary heritage.

Here’s a quick explainer 👇

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This reflects the Chamber’s role as a symbolic seat of the Crown’s authority in Parliament.

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🏗️ This week at the site of Centre Block’s rehabilitation: Senators Eric Forest, Lucie Moncion, @SenatorRavalia, @SenKristaRoss and Karen Sorensen got a close-up look at the upgraded luffing crane, a specialized crane well suited to complex urban construction projects. Equipped with a longer boom, it will play an important role in upcoming work on the iconic Peace Tower.

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The Senate Chamber will host the installation ceremony of Louise Arbour as Canada’s 31st governor general on June 8 at 10 a.m. ET.

It will be broadcast live on the Senate’s ParlVU: https://t.co/l1dJ3OXMHl

During an installation ceremony, the governor general designate officially becomes the Governor General of Canada. It’s the most important state ceremony within Canada’s constitutional and ceremonial framework.

The Senate Chamber is where the King or his representative, the governor general, addresses the assembled members of both houses of Parliament.

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The Senate has adjourned to Tuesday, June 9, at 2 p.m. ET.

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Senators are now discussing Senator Peter Harder’s Bill #S218 at second reading in the Senate: https://t.co/7jtndjy5WH

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Senators are now discussing @DonnaDasko’s Bill #S213 at second reading in the Senate: https://t.co/9S3TSNMVaC

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Senator Hassan Yussuff’s Bill #S246 has been adopted at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/yZNfO7aSxS

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Senators are now discussing Senator Hassan Yussuff’s Bill #S246 at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/Ksq6f8vAvx

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Bill #C8 has been adopted at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/0ixaCzRei6

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Senators are now discussing Bill #C8 at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/gwcrkZfzCh

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Bill #C9, as amended, has been adopted at third reading in the Senate: https://t.co/XvGGXq8rH3

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Vote result on third reading of Bill #C9, as amended :

Yeas: 45✔️
Nays : 13❌
Abstentions : 2

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Earlier today, the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs released a report on Bill #C25.

Read the report: https://t.co/UpMnTCYLay

For more info on the bill: https://t.co/TANMp9sCs1

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