Acknowledgements

There are a number of people whose efforts supported our process of deliberation, analysis and decision over these past two years.

Among them, we must acknowledge Senator Sharon Carstairs, who provided valuable input until the time she was unable to continue as a Council member due to new commitments in the Senate. Of course, the senior officials from Public Works and Government Services Canada and all their staff consistently provided sound guidance and helpful input to enable us to understand and inves-tigate many complex options. In particular, we must mention former Deputy Minister Ran Quail and Associate Deputy Minister Michael Nurse who were always available to Council members. The Parliamentary Precinct Directorate was, of course, invaluable throughout our period of review and we extend our gratitude to René Crête and Patricia Gibson for all their help. As well, we extend our appreciation to the members of the Parliamentary Buildings Advisory Council Secretariat, Jennifer Stewart, Shelagh Cimpaye and Cindy Blocker. They organized our meetings and ensured that all our requests were responded to very efficiently.

In the production of our report, we are indebted to Sheila-Marie Cook, Tom Gussman, Ian Sadinsky and Julian Smith for their skill in turning our passion and vision into words; to Isabelle Dumas and Alice Hughes for the myriad of production services they provided; to our translators, Lexi-Tech; and, to Al Albania and Donna Stott at Acart for designing and printing this report.