Procedure and House Affairs committee  We need to open up the walls and floors to see their internal structure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The plan actually comes from the Board of Internal Economy. The plan had to be presented to and discussed with the Board of Internal Economy, which then had to provide direction. That direction was provided at our last meeting.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  A discussion took place, and the Board of Internal Economy gave us direction. Discussions took place and a decision was made. I am very glad for the direct involvement and ongoing engagement of members.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Unfortunately, I don’t have a crystal ball. I wouldn’t want to speculate as to whether it will be sooner or later. We’ll see. It will become clearer as the work progresses.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the contracts have been given. I don't know when it's—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  So a hole will be dug because the visitor welcome centre will be underground, but the design in terms of what's going to be contained in what room and what space has not been established.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We will provide that information to the clerk.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say that in practice it's a bit more complex than that in terms of the requirements for parliamentarians and Parliament. It's definitely under the authority of the Speakers and the boards of their respective Houses, but it remains a reality that the Parliament Buildings a

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm going to add that there's also what we call FHBRO, which is about the heritage, preserving the heritage fabric of the building. That is another entity that gets involved in terms of what we can or cannot do to the heritage buildings.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would suggest it's the long-term plan as well, because it's all part and parcel of a bigger project, which is the parliamentary campus.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will just give you the end date of what we talked about as design completion. We're talking about January 20, 2022. Susan, would you go more into—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The visitor welcome centre is obviously a big component of the Centre Block rehabilitation project because we have to look at a window of the next 50 years. Centre Block should be able to sustain the next 50 years of Parliament. The visitor welcome centre is basically an additio

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say, yes, it's an integral part of the Centre Block project.