I'll start with the second question, and I'll let Mr. Wright handle the issue of the stairway.
On the timing and why now, again, I'll speak from experience. When the report was developed by the parliamentary partners, the report referred to as the 2005 report, this was filed. At the time, people felt that the focus should be on moving with the West Block. That took the effort; that took the attention. It's not a perfect answer, but that's the answer. That's what happened.
It doesn't mean that any of the points made, going back to 1985, as was noted—the Nielsen task force, etc.—were ignored. People were talking about them. I remember even in early discussions with the OAG's office that they were looking at the issue of governance, generally speaking, as they were carrying out their audit.
I would simply say this, and it may not be a perfect answer: the timing seems right now, quite simply. We have a mandate to look at various options, and we will do that. That mandate was not there before, quite simply. I take solace in the fact that we are going to look at this and look at it quite seriously. There's a senior person in charge. I'll be tracking this with other senior people in the department and central agencies. As I said, parliamentarians—whether it's late summer or early fall—will have a chance to see the work we are doing and contribute to it.