to facilitate the transmission of debates on television. The Blue Room is the place where the National Assembly conducts its regular sessions. It has 124 tables for the same amount of members, separated by a corridor that leads from the main doors to the clerk's table, and further to the chair of the President of the National Assembly, whose seat is elevated on a pedestal. A painting by Charles Huot, The Debate on Languages, hangs behind the President's seat. A similarly looking Red Room used to be the place where the upper chamber presided, until it was abolished in 1968. It is now used for the works of parliamentary committees and for solemn occasions, such as administering oaths of office. Unlike the Blue Room, however, the Red Room's furniture may be rearranged depending on the parliament's needs. The painting opposite the entrance to the room is Charles Huot's The Sovereign Council, which depicts a debate of the colonial government of New France. In May 2021, it was reported by the Journal du Québec that renovation works in the Blue Room would start in 2022. Flag Room The Flag Room used to serve various purposes - it was used a press conference room (also called hot room) and also served as a museum. From 1985, however, it displays eight flags that led to inspire the current design of the flag of Quebec, or the These flags include three from the Kingdom of France, two naval ensigns, two Carillon flags and the current one. Hot room The press conference room (officially called and commonly referred to as "hot room", both in English and in French) is located in the north side of the building. It was originally named so due to the heat that the cameras were emitting, however, the name is sometimes interpreted as a reference to the heated atmosphere caused by numerous questions of journalists. Until 1976, it served as a bar. The "hot room" moved to its current location in mid-1980s. restaurant The restaurant was not built when the building was inaugurated, but during an expansion in 1910s, Jean-Omer Marchand from Montreal and Georges-Émile Tanguay from Quebec City proposed a new space for a canteen for members of parliament in a Beaux-Arts style, which was popular at the time. It was built in 1912-1917 and has continued to serve the same purpose since then. The restaurant was originally called