I would first emphasize that the West Block, the East Block, and the Library of Parliament are structural load-bearing buildings and very well built. In restoring them, we've assessed and analyzed very deeply how they were built. We have a deeper recognition of how well they were constructed the first time. So I'm not so sure there would be any benefit to structural integrity by moving to a steel-frame building, like the 20th-century Centre Block, which is also a classified heritage building. I think it could get very murky whether there would be any cost savings or not.
On June 15th, 2010. See this statement in context.