A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 29 months ago

A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.

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