Hansard's 100th anniversary - Le 100e anniversaire du Hansard - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 25.483 W 075° 41.975
18T E 445271 N 5030370
This plaque commemorates the first 100 hundred years of Hansard's services to the Commons. Cette plaque commémore le premier siècle du Hansard aux services de la Chambre des Communes.
Waymark Code: WMZB4C
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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Text of the plaque:

1880 - 1890

"Hansard exists, not for the legislator alone but, in a real sense, for the nation".

This memorial plaque commemorates the establishment of the Hansard Reporting Branch as an integral part of the service of the House of Commons.

Also commemorated are those by whose efforts the impartial reporting of debates came into being, as well as all who wrote shorthand in the cause of their country during the first one hundred years of Hansard's service to the House of Commons.

Visiting Hours - Heures des visites:

Sept 6 - May 13 WEEKDAYS When Parliament is sitting: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 12:50 pm 3:20 pm Wednesday 12:30 pm to 3:20 pm Friday 9:00 am to 9:50 am 12:50 pm to 3:20 pm When Parliament is not sitting: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 3:20 pm WEEKENDS Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:20 pm May 14 - June 30 WEEKDAYS When Parliament is sitting: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am to 12:50 pm 3:20 pm to 7:20 pm Wednesday 12:30 pm to 7:20 pm Friday 9:00 am to 9:50 am 12:50 pm to 7:20 pm When Parliament is not sitting: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 7:20 pm WEEKENDS Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:20 pm

Entrance fees (if it applies):

Free tickets must be obtained to visit this commemorative Hansard plaque. All visits to Parliament are offered free of charge. Tickets for guided tours and the Peace Tower and Memorial Chamber are available on a first-come, first-served basis.


1880-1990

“Le Hansard n’existe pas seulement pour le législateur, mais, a vrai dire, pour la Nation tout entière.”

Cette plaque commémore l’intégration de la Division des comptes rendus des Débats aux services de la Chambre des Communes.

Elle rend également hommage aux premiers artisans d’un compte rendu objectifs des Débats, ainsi qu’a tous les sténographes qui ont oeuvré pour le pays au cours du premier siècle du Hansard.

Voir aussi: (visit link)
Subject: Country

Commemoration: 1 January 2018

Date of Founding: 1 January 1880

Date of Commemoration: 1 January 1990

Address:
Inside the Center Block of the Parliament Buildings, on Wellington Street.

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Yes


Detail Photograph:

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