Government Operations committee  It can stay here and we'll take it maybe this afternoon.

Government Operations committee  We had hoped to do it all at the same time, but it's impossible for coordination reasons and because of a lack of space. So we plan to move ahead with work on those buildings after we have completed the three on Parliament Hill. We are focusing on Centre Block, West Block and Eas

Government Operations committee  Yes, about that. But in that time, we are doing urgent work. We spoke earlier about the plumbing systems and elevators that have been repaired. We are maintaining them in the best possible condition by dealing with all the small health and safety issues annually. We are stretchi

Government Operations committee  I will hand things over to my colleague Ezio, but I want to mention that we follow the requirements of the House of Commons closely. Your representatives send us your requirements.

Government Operations committee  We spoke earlier about wireless. These are things we are looking at. Perhaps Ezio can round out my answer.

Government Operations committee  We can give a very brief answer because Ezio is the expert on this. If there are other things that the committee would like to know, the committee could ask him.

Government Operations committee  You are speaking more philosophically. Actually, I believe there is only one place in the world where three neo-Gothic buildings have been preserved in this condition. Despite everything, these buildings are still visually very pleasing. We know the historical importance of the

Government Operations committee  Thanks.

Government Operations committee  I can give those to you or provide them later.

Government Operations committee  The $208 million budget includes the restoration of two towers. It includes the southeast tower and one of the north towers. One cost $10 million and the other, $24 million. The projects are recapitalization projects, which allowed us to proceed more quickly. There are a lot of

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Basically, as I've already mentioned, we are talking about 2019 in the study. Right now, our objective is to determine which options would enable us to proceed as quickly as possible with Centre Block. The report talks about the total failure of Centr

Government Operations committee  We are considering the options to ensure that we can do it as quickly as possible. We have always intended to free up East Block to create a domino effect. It's always changing. We are considering all other options to handle new developments. That's something we do daily.

Government Operations committee  Historically, I want to point out that the initial design of West Block was different than what it is today. To create Room 200, a room you know well, floors were demolished. As part of the West Block renovation, we want to recreate these floors, to give us more space. We also wa

Government Operations committee  As we said, we had an initial idea for West Block in 1997, but it was really very preliminary. Around 2000, the project was stopped because of the millennium festivities. So that slowed the work down. Then, there were a lot of discussions between the various partners to find ou

Government Operations committee  Since 2005-2006, we have put forward a number of projects, and 15 of them have been approved and listed here. We provided the difference between the initial budgets and the final costs. Take for example the C.D. Howe Building at 240 Sparks Street, which was a relocation because