Parliament Hill washrooms to be gender-neutral after renovation

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Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 2023.

The federal government has decided to scrap all gendered washrooms as part of its current rehabilitation work on Parliament Hill. Approximately 200 washrooms in Centre Block and the Parliament Welcome Centre will be gender-neutral, and more than half will be individual facilities with a single toilet and sink.CBC NewsCentre Block on Parliament Hill in 2023. About 200 washrooms will be gender-neutral after the current rehabilitation project, Public Services and Procurement Canada confirmed.

" is exactly how it should be," Bett wrote in an email, adding it's great to know the major rehabilitation project has been guided by the principles of inclusion and accessibility. "There is a whole mental planning that goes into the heads of gender-diverse people when the time comes to use a washroom."

 

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