I understand that security is of the utmost importance for the workers, the visitors and, of course, the people using these buildings as their places of work every day.
Public Works and Government Services Canada acts as a service provider, so we do not define the requirements for security. What we do is work very closely in an integrated manner with the RCMP and the parliamentary partners—the House of Commons and the Senate—mainly through the master security planning office for the parliamentary precinct. This is where the discussions about the security requirements are developed and confirmed. Based on confirmed requirements, this is when Public Works hires security consultants and design consultants to incorporate those into the design and the construction of the project.