Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would say that in terms of the planning, it's important that there be breathing space for this project. That means not just limiting the front or the attachment of that project to Wellington Street. That is part of what we need to do. We need to have more space in order to acco

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it probably is more appropriate for Mr. Plamondon to answer that question rather than me.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think perhaps the idea is to not be too concerned about the length of Wellington Street and how to program events for people through that length. This is the forecourt of Parliament Hill. One has to think in the north-south direction as much as the east-west and also of the lin

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Why would it be possible for you to pull together everything that is required in order...? This is why I wouldn't pretend to say that the solutions are there. As an architect, I enjoy visual things and I'm very pleased that you have a package that demonstrates some of the ideas w

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm sure there must be. I don't have them at the top of my mind, but I think it's important to note that this is unique. It's very difficult to compare this to almost any other example. Of course, we'll compare it where it's successful elsewhere, but it's very difficult to do tha

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good afternoon. My name is David McRobie. I'm a registered architect in Ontario and Quebec, founding principal of McRobie Architects + Interior Designers, and a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. For the past 30 years our office has been located at 66 Queen