Thank you.
Mr. Fortier, one of the things I found when I was elected, when I came here in 2008, was truly the deterioration of the West Block. It was something that was very troubling. I hadn't been here for a number of years, and to see the dramatic deterioration of the property was something that I was completely surprised at and staggered by. I guess that's more of a comment.
When we started this exercise, I was somewhat critical. But having heard how the department is actually undertaking the process of awarding the contracts and the professionalism of the officials in the department, I can say that I'm a bit more at ease.
What I want to know, if you can answer this, is what kind of priority was the restoration of the West Block given within the department?