Working Group on the LTVP and the Centre Block Rehabilitation
Meeting 6 - Friday, March 12, 2021 (43rd Parliament)

Meeting Minutes

Friday, March 12, 2021

A meeting of the Working Group on the LTVP and the Centre Block Rehabilitation was held in camera on Friday, March 12, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 035-B, West Block.

In the Chair: Bruce Stanton, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole

Present: Carol Hughes, Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Louis Plamondon, Martin Shields and Ryan Turnbull

Also Present: Michel Patrice, Deputy Clerk, Administration; Stéphan Aubé, Chief Information Officer; Susan Kulba, Director General and Chief Architect, Real Property; Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Jennifer Garrett, Director General, Centre Block Program, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Anya Lisowski, Director General, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Bill Hellmuth, Architect, Centrus; Riccardo Mascia, Architect, Centrus; Peter Ruggiero, Architect, Centrus; Stephen Ayers, member, Independent Design Review Panel; Shirley Blumberg, member, Independent Design Review Panel; George Dark, member, Independent Design Review Panel; Wanda Dalla Costa, member, Independent Design Review Panel; Barry Padolsky, member, Independent Design Review; Claude Provencher, member, Independent Design Review Panel; Jutta Treviranus, member, Independent Design Review Panel

DECORATIVE TARPS

Jennifer Garrett presented the proposed options for decorative tarps and, with Rob Wright, answered questions.

It was agreed, – That the Working Group recommend to the Board of Internal Economy that a printed tarp (“trompe l’oeil”) be used to cover the south façade of the Centre Block building, with stone-coloured tarps on the remaining façades.

PARLIAMENT WELCOME CENTRE ENTRANCE SEQUENCE DESIGN

Bill Hellmuth, Peter Ruggiero and Riccardo Mascia provided a progress update on the Parliament Welcome Centre entrance sequence design and, with the members of the Independent Design Review Panel, answered questions.

JOINT MEETINGS WITH THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE LONG TERM VISION AND PLAN

Michel Patrice presented the proposed operating procedures for joint meetings with the Senate Subcommittee on the Long Term Vision and Plan.

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

The Working Group discussed a video proposal as part of the engagement strategy for Members of Parliament.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SURVEY

Rob Wright presented the Public Services and Procurement Canada public engagement survey and answered questions.

At 11:02 a.m., the meeting was adjourned.

Andrew Lauzon
Clerk of the Working Group