House of Commons Closes for Five Weeks Over COVID 19 Concerns

House of Commons Closes for Five Weeks Over COVID 19 Concerns
Centre Block's Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—The House of Commons decided to shut down Friday for five weeks to help ensure MPs do not contribute to the spread of COVID-19.

All parties agreed to the measure, which means MPs will miss two sitting weeks, as they had previously planned to be away next week and two weeks in April.