21-03-2019 20:06 via ottawacitizen.com

Century-old elm on Parliament Hill still in limbo

A House of Commons committee set up a special meeting to discuss whether to cut down a mature elm tree on Parliament Hill, but the meeting was cancelled for lack of a quorum.
MPs were busy dealing with the federal budget Thursday.
That means the Procedure and House Affairs Committee will get another chance to discuss the issue on April 2.
The elm at the east end of the Centre Block is slated for removal to make way for renovations and construction of a new visitors’ cen
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