Parliament and MP Joan Crockatt

Parliament is the most prominent and recognizable building in Ottawa. In 1916, the original building burned down with the exception of the library. During the fire, the Canadian government thought the Germans were attacking because World War One was happening at the time. The cause of the fire is still unknown to this day! As well as being Canada's main legislative building, parliament also hosts foreign dignitaries to address Canadian politicians. The tour of the parliment building was very interesting. We started out by looking at all the plaques that had the names of all the previous governments. Next was the house of commons. It was super interesting to see where the members of parliment sit. After that we went to the library which was my favorite part. I liked seeing the architecture of the old parliment versus the new one. Seeing the senate was also cool. The stained glass windows looked really good with the sun shining. Also, the security people were way nicer than the ones at the airport! The group was going to meet Joan Crockett. We asked questions to her staffers until she came. During this we learned that they were conservative. When she finally came (it was not her fault that she was late) she explained the three levels of government in great detail. Sent from my iPhone Dominic and Adam and Nick