Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's a bit unknown at this stage, as I said, because the discussion will be pursued with the Board of Internal Economy this Thursday. Obviously, in making those decisions and, may I say, the authoritative process for making them among the various options, I'm going to say that it

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it will be a continuous engagement with those who are tasked with the responsibility of making those decisions. For example, in the past parliament, for the visitor welcome centre there was a working group established by the Board of Internal Economy. Just on that questi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  From my point of view, it did work well, but that was in the past.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We enjoy the discussion. We are learning a lot.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am here today with Pierre Parent, our chief human resources officer, who is leading the House administration's crisis management team. We have put in place a number of preventative measures to help ensure the health and safety of members, their staff,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I will have to get back to you with the specific information on those daily briefings, but I understand that the support for those daily briefings would be minimal. I'll get back to the committee with the exact numbers.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have that information, and we'll be happy to provide the committee such information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I must admit that it's quite interesting, and if it's the will of the House, we definitely would look at making that possible.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm going to start by saying that your administration is an amazing and committed staff. Morale is good. I am also going to disclose that people are working very hard and long hours, but we're proud to support the House of Commons and members of Parliament. In terms of numbers t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Based on the recommendations of public health officials and the decision of the board in terms of directions to follow, we're continuing the measures that were approved on March 13. The board recently reconfirmed those measures.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm going to start by saying that our obligation as employers is to provide a safe and secure health environment. Maybe I could ask Mr. Parent or Madam Leclair to continue and respond in terms of the different protocols that we've put in place.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Essentially, it's the advice provided by public health officials. We're just trying to anticipate whether this will come or not, and be ready.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We've basically planned our work around the requirements in terms of increased cleaning, and we're able to support those requirements.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have a specific number for the cleaning staff, but obviously when the House is sitting we bring in a few more. You'll understand that in a no-COVID time, our staff is way bigger in terms of supporting the precinct as a whole. We have lots of cleaning staff who obviously cannot

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The sign-in for us is very useful because it allows us to do targeted cleaning as opposed to cleaning the whole building.