Perhaps I can address the security issues and questions that Madam Davies raised.
I think we've made significant progress in the professionalization of the security service at the House of Commons and in the coordination of security on the Hill. The creation of the master security plan and the master security plan office has made a big difference in the dialogue among the different services--the RCMP, the City of Ottawa police, and the two forces within Parliament.
There's a subcommittee of the Board of Internal Economy, and a subcommittee of the Committee of Internal Economy at the Senate. The Senate's is looking at security and accommodation; ours at the House of Commons is looking at security. They will be meeting to look at emerging issues.
There has been some talk that if the authority for the House, for the Parliament Buildings, were to be transferred to Parliament, security might fall under that umbrella, and that would obviously make a difference.
One of the things the Sergeant-at-Arms has been looking very carefully at is that the move of parliamentary functions like committees south of Wellington means greater involvement by the Ottawa police. So we're looking at those kinds of security concerns very carefully, because there might well be an impact on members' operations.
A meeting of senior security officials was held two weeks ago, and we talked about these various issues. So we're hoping there will be further progress on it--notably, for example, the change in the vehicle inspection facility. It has been promised for a decade now, and we're still waiting. We're hoping it will be relocated and will represent a step up in the seriousness of that exercise.
