Evidence of meeting #68 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was projects.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Pierre-Marc Mongeau  Assistant Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Precinct Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services
Ezio DiMillo  Acting Director General, Major Crown Projects, Parliamentary Precinct Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services
Joanne Monette  Director General, Planning and Operations, Parliamentary Precinct Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services

10:30 a.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Thank you very much. That concludes our time.

Denis, thank you very much.

On behalf of the whole committee, I want to thank you, Monsieur Mongeau, and your guests, for briefing us. I think I can speak for the committee when I say we recognize what a massive undertaking this is and how very complex it is to do renovation and restoration of occupied space. It's a challenge. It's really quite unprecedented, and I know that you're doing as good a job as humanly possible.

I would like to invite you back some day to speak more about the idea of whether Parliament should take over control of the parliamentary precinct once again, as has been recommended by a variety of sources. That will have to be a subject for another day.

Thank you very much for your presentation and for bringing your architectural models with you today.

We're going to briefly suspend the meeting and reconvene in an in camera session.

Thank you very much.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

Could our guests wait? Could they clear out, but come back in after our in camera item, so that we can get it done before the votes get called?

10:30 a.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

I don't understand your question.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Mike Wallace Conservative Burlington, ON

I don't want them taking their boards.

10:30 a.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

I see. If we could ask you, sir, just to step outside for five minutes, and then come back and pick up your materials. We have about five minutes of in camera work that we need to do.

10:30 a.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Parliamentary Precinct Branch, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Pierre-Marc Mongeau

It can stay here and we'll take it maybe this afternoon.

10:30 a.m.

NDP

The Chair NDP Pat Martin

Very good. We'll take very good care of it.

[Proceedings continue in camera]