#38 Goodbye, Centre Block

Follow-Up With Althia Raj

Who knew you could experience separation anxiety with a building? We tour Centre Block one last time before it closes for at least a decade for renovations and learn some of its wild stories. Detailed show notes: (3:54) Joe Clark shares his first Centre Block memory (6:53) Folklore of Pierre Trudeau’s statuette-breaking stunt (13:15) Revealed: the secret Ottawa Senators carving in the Senate (17:02) 1966 bombing inside the building (23:38) Duffy’s recollection of that time Pierre Trudeau got into a shoving match with a reporter (25:34) “The most beautiful room in Canada” (27:26) That time an MP was caught butt naked in the halls