Madam Speaker, as the member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, the revitalization of downtown Ottawa is a big priority for me. The pandemic and the occupation of downtown Ottawa has taken a significant toll on the core of our city. That is why I worked with businesses and the community to establish a downtown Ottawa revitalization task force, which has produced a lot of recommendations for all three orders of government to revitalize the core of our city.
I am really proud that the recommendations outlined in that report are being implemented. For example, we recently invested over $300 million to build 210 affordable Dream LeBreton units right in the downtown core. Just yesterday, we announced nearly $9 million to rejuvenate the Bronson Centre, which is an arts and community hub in our downtown core. Also, through the support of FedDev Ontario, we will be opening a new tourism office around Elgin Street. Through advocacy, the Ontario government is also putting forward $20 million to rejuvenate our downtown core.
I will continue to work with the City of Ottawa and other levels of government to make sure the downtown—