Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2023-03-27 15:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Chris Bittle (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Chris Bittle (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du ministre du Patrimoine canadien, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7654776\">Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), as an independent not-for-profit organization, Harbourfront Centre is responsible for setting priorities for its ongoing infrastructure projects and making its own decisions accordingly. There is no public consultative requirement as part of the contribution agreement between PCH and Harbourfront Centre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654777\">With regard to part (b), there is no response.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654778\">With regard to part (c), as part of the recovery fund for arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors under budget 2021, $20 million was awarded to Harbourfront Centre for capital infrastructure work done over two years, from 2021 to 2023. This funding sought to address urgent capital improvements and repairs to update performance spaces and venues; address health and safety elements to welcome back artists, visitors, audiences and staff; provide greater accessibility throughout the site; achieve reductions in energy and water use targeting future zero-carbon levels; and allow for continued urgent capital repairs. The contribution agreement for these funds was signed on August 18, 2021.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654779\">With regard to parts (d), (e) and (f), following an interim report from Harbourfront Centre on October 4, 2022, an amendment was made to the agreement to reflect changes to the schedule and project list, signed November 10, 2022. These updates respect its contribution agreement requirements and fiscal responsibility towards the project and represent good stewardship of public funds.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7654776\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la partie a) de la question, en tant qu\u2019organisation ind\u00e9pendante \u00e0 but non lucratif, le Harbourfront Centre est responsable de l\u2019\u00e9tablissement des priorit\u00e9s pour ses projets d\u2019infrastructure en cours et prend ses propres d\u00e9cisions en cons\u00e9quence. Il n\u2019y a aucune exigence de consultation publique dans le cadre de l\u2019accord de contribution entre Patrimoine canadien, ou PCH, et Harbourfront Centre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654777\">La r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la partie b) de la question est sans objet.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654778\">Concernant la partie c) de la question, dans le cadre du Fonds de relance pour les secteurs des arts, de la culture, du patrimoine et du sport pr\u00e9vus dans le budget de 2021, un montant de 20 millions de dollars a \u00e9t\u00e9 accord\u00e9 au Harbourfront Centre pour des travaux d\u2019infrastructure sur deux ans, de 2021 \u00e0 2023. Ce financement visait \u00e0 apporter des am\u00e9liorations et des r\u00e9parations urgentes aux immobilisations afin de mettre \u00e0 jour les espaces et les lieux de repr\u00e9sentation, de traiter des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de sant\u00e9 et de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour accueillir de nouveau les artistes, les visiteurs, le public et le personnel, de fournir une plus grande accessibilit\u00e9 pour l\u2019ensemble du site, et de r\u00e9aliser des r\u00e9ductions li\u00e9es \u00e0 la consommation d\u2019\u00e9nergie et d\u2019eau en visant les futurs niveaux de carbone z\u00e9ro, ainsi que de poursuivre les r\u00e9parations urgentes des immobilisations. L\u2019Accord de contribution pour ces fonds a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 le 18 ao\u00fbt 2021.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7654779\">Au sujet des parties d) e) et f) de la question, \u00e0 la suite d\u2019un rapport provisoire du Harbourfront Centre du 4 octobre 2022, un amendement a \u00e9t\u00e9 apport\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Accord pour refl\u00e9ter les changements apport\u00e9s au calendrier et \u00e0 la liste des projets, et a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 le 10 novembre 2022. Ces mises \u00e0 jour respectent les exigences et la responsabilit\u00e9 financi\u00e8re de l\u2019Accord de contribution envers le projet et repr\u00e9sentent une bonne gestion des fonds publics.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2023/3/27/chris-bittle-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/chris-bittle/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4341/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "p7654776",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
        "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No.1208\u2014",
        "fr": "Question no 1208 \u2014"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2023/3/27/",
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    }
}