East Block

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the most easterly of the three structures making up the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and the one in which the Prime Minister has his office.

Often used figuratively to mean the federal government.

Quotations

1957

Behind the double doors of the East Block it is only a coalition of rival forces in constant disagreement, tension, and compromise.

1964

At the East Block's invitation, military officers and diplomats from 23 countries gathered in Ottawa to exchange experience and ideas. . . .