Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, this was the subject of an op-ed that I wrote in the Ottawa Citizen about bringing Wellington Street to life this current summer. To me, for those who are coming to the national capital, instead of the cement blocks to mark the areas where traffic is not

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, yes, we have reached out to indigenous communities to get their views on the parliamentary precinct. I would say that there is not at this point any consensus or necessarily an alignment on this particular project itself, but there is ongoing discussion

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I see it as a national gathering place where people come together. Just imagine strolling down Wellington Street and looking up at all the institutions of our government. It's not just Parliament Hill. Walk down Wellington Street to see the Supreme Court as well as the Bank of Ca

Procedure and House Affairs committee  First, how do we find solutions in the complexity of the jurisdictions? Over our history in the national capital we've done that. It used to be that, for example, the Airport Parkway was owned by the National Capital Commission and it was transferred to the City of Ottawa. What I

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's a very good question. It is an old idea, to have a tram that connects the national capital region. I think one of the big challenges has been the fact that our national capital region comprises two cities, two provinces, the National Capital Commission and the federal gove

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair and honourable members, adding Wellington Street to the parliamentary precinct is not a new idea. It is not a complex idea. It is a nation-building idea. We simply replace five lanes of trucks, buses and cars that bisect the parliamentary precinct with a space that we