Queen’s Park is getting a major makeover. The province on Tuesday introduced legislation that will begin the lengthy process of renovating the Ontario legislative building, known colloquially as the Pink Palace.
The province on Tuesday introduced legislation that will begin the, known colloquially as the Pink Palace.
It will entail moving the legislative chamber, library and offices of MPPs, political staff and Queen’s Park press gallery journalists — including those from the Star — to a temporary location still to be determined.“Our government’s proposal strikes an important balance between the need to leverage the infrastructure expertise, fiscal transparency and accountability of the government with the independence and oversight of our legislative assembly,” said Calandra.
The government said the renovation would include “careful interior deconstruction to preserve heritage elements while modernizing building systems to address safety and accessibility issues.”
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