Library of Parliament committee  You could go back to the list, but I think where we get the most feedback would be in terms of committee support. That's where I think we have the best grasp of the quality of our services and what your needs are, partly because the contact is face to face, and it's frequent, and

Library of Parliament committee  Thank you very much for your comments. The point you are making is about the importance of the library engaging in proactive communication. I think there have been periods when we were more reluctant to ensure a certain visibility. In my opinion, it is extremely important for th

Library of Parliament committee  Thank you very much. Before I delve into this year's main estimates, I think it might be helpful if I highlighted a few of the key accomplishments of the library in 2019-20, since they provide the context for this year's budget and our priorities. In 2018-19, as you know, we su

Library of Parliament committee  Thank you for your very good question. This observation falls within an extremely positive context. We conducted a survey of our employees regarding the health of their workplace. The results were very good, but our management team wants to take things even further for our organ

Library of Parliament committee  I'll ask Ms. Robert, our director of finance, to explain the amount that's causing confusion.

Library of Parliament committee  We're talking about improving our capacity to provide infographics in committee reports. I would like to ask Ms. MacLeod to elaborate on this project.

Library of Parliament committee  Nine months.

Library of Parliament committee  I sure hope so.

Library of Parliament committee  Absolutely. There are two key drivers. The first one, and perhaps the one that would be most obvious, is the closure of the Centre Block, and the opening of the new branches. By no longer having that one branch, and tours only in the Centre Block, we need to increase our capacity

Library of Parliament committee  Yes.

Library of Parliament committee  I wish I knew the outcome of those negotiations, Mr. Lauzon. Those discussions are ongoing at the bargaining table or at arbitration.

Library of Parliament committee  No. We have only built in what we know, because we simply cannot anticipate what will be negotiated or decided by an arbitrator, and for us to put it into the main estimates would suggest an outcome that we simply are not—

Library of Parliament committee  I can't promise you that I won't be, but I should mention that last year there were times when we were able to absorb the increase internally. We will come back as needed, but it will depend on the numbers. I really don't know how that will pan out in the long run.

Library of Parliament committee  I do not have the answer to that off the top of my head, in terms of the number of sick days, on average. What kind of information are you interested in, Mr. Lauzon?

Library of Parliament committee  For sure, we have looked at it. We have looked very hard at it. Indeed, when I came into this role, I was very clear with my management team that any increases to our budget required a robust business case, after we looked to see if we had the capacity internally. We have not pu