Public Accounts committee  As Ms. Reza indicated, we do work with an international network of other Parliaments, and we've been working quite closely with the Ontario legislature. They've made several site visits to Centre Block. We definitely are considering, more than considering.... We're working throug

Public Accounts committee  I would say that we're not quite at that step yet. Those are the questions that we are, indeed, working through at this point. Certainly, some of that work will be done by the indigenous carvers who have been brought on through the fellowship program. Some may well be commissione

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. The heritage restoration of Centre Block is certainly at the heart of the work that's going on. That needs to be done in balance with a whole host of other elements, like universal accessibility, sustainability, security and all of the funct

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely. We are getting close to the completion of the interior demolition and abatement. We're above 95% complete at this point. That has entailed the removal of about 25 million pounds of asbestos-containing material from the building.

Public Accounts committee  Maybe I'll just add a couple of items to what Deputy Reza indicated. There is one thing I'd adjust a little. It won't replace phase one of the visitor welcome centre. That was always phase one. This will add on, so it will be interconnected: Centre Block, West Block and East Bl

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. The procurement process is competitive, but we do try to award government contracts to Canadian companies. At present, in terms of construction and design sub-contracts, 14 contracts have been awarded to Quebec companies. The contracts are

Public Accounts committee  I will let Ms. Garrett take that question.

Public Accounts committee  Okay. There are specific sites that accept such materials. They are under provincial control. Right now, I think the sites accepting those materials are in Quebec. They are special sites that have to meet Quebec's rules. We have also used such sites in Ontario.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. I'll ask Ms. Garrett to add a couple of additional details. There is a very strong framework around security clearances for all workers who come on to the site. That's very robustly managed. There's a very clear system for how people get on site. We feel quite confident in

Public Accounts committee  Thanks very much for the question. This is very important, as the deputy indicated. We do a number of things, and there's always more that can be done. This is very important. There is an annual media tour. The media come in and get to see the progress, as you have, and ask any

Public Accounts committee  I would maybe shift that just a little to say that it's turned out to be as we thought. It's the advance investigation—

Public Accounts committee  No, this is important.

Public Accounts committee  There are a couple of things. This investigation program started before Centre Block was emptied. With the great collaboration of Parliament, we started going in with the invasive testing. Ms. Garrett's team did a lot of invasive testing even before Centre Block was emptied. Tha

Public Accounts committee  Exactly. It was in June 2021.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. It's an important one. We've continued to work very closely with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, with the Algonquin Anishinabe nation and with the national indigenous organizations. The thrust of that work has been around d