Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity to appear before you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That continuity for long-term projects is always an issue, but obviously there is continuity, both in terms of elected members and in terms of the continuity and your re-election from election to election. There's also something in terms of the way the working group works. The wo

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As Rob mentioned, the old visitors entrance was less than optimal in relation to security. In addition, it was less than optimal for tours, parliamentary business and parliamentarians or accredited personnel. The new design, as proposed right now, will offer obviously increased s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, we've heard that comment, probably from this member and from other members. There will be such spaces within the precinct at different spots.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's being explored right now. Once the parliamentary welcome centre comes online, the need for that entrance for visitors will be limited and would be costly to operate. One of the scenarios is essentially to repurpose the space, but also to use it as a business continuity entra

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. No plans have been developed concerning the temporary House in West Block. We recognize that, by the end of the construction work on Centre Block, there may be a lot of shifting and changes in terms of parliamentarians' or committees' needs. It is im

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We've taken note of it. We'll do some research and get back to the committee.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will start and then turn to Mr. Aubé to give more details. We're talking here about committee rooms for the use of the House of Commons. It's a review of the committee rooms for the House of Commons, and it's taking into account our full basket of committee rooms in the differ

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The seating arrangement will be a subject, I'm sure, of many discussions with the working group. You're right that we have to look to the future in terms of benches that we put in to complement the increased number of members in the Centre Block chamber. It was not the most liked

Procedure and House Affairs committee  When speaking about security, I will remain very general. Let's just say that we are observing, learning from every situation that is occurring, and adapting in terms of plans, which will be discussed in camera, in relation to security. One good example in terms of learning less

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. An increasing number of elected officials is indeed a reality, which I consider to be positive, within our democratic system. Given the potential growth of the number of MPs over the next 100 years, various plans and scenarios were studied. I will ask Mr. d

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Indeed, as Mr. Wright said, this is a highly complex project that must meet the needs of parliamentarians, Parliament and the House of Commons for the next 50 to 100 years that follow. To do so, the Board of Internal Economy has set up a long-term working group for the project's

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have a head nurse, an occupational safety nurse, who is actually in daily contact with the public health authority, be it the Ottawa public health services or the similar service on the Quebec side. As I said, we are continuing to update as new information arrives. Obviously,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, there is. Regarding the page program, I'll ask André to maybe add something, but we're communicating on a regular basis with all members and all staff and members' staff to provide an update as to the status of the pandemic in terms of how it affects us, and a constant rem