Duclos makes the case for renovation of the Supreme Court

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Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the Supreme Court of Canada complex needs to be renovated, despite a cost that has risen above a projected $1-billion and has no final figure in sight

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos in the Grand Entrance Hall of the Supreme Court of Canada, in Ottawa, on Feb. 16.Canada’s Public Services Minister says the historic Supreme Court of Canada complex in downtown Ottawa needs to be renovated despite a cost for the project that has risen above a projected $1-billion and has no final figure in sight.

When the renovation project was announced in 2017, the minister’s department pegged the cost at about $1-billion. However, officials have said in recent months that it will cost more than that.Of the cost, Mr. Duclos said, “A) It’s an estimate. B) We know it has to be revised.“ Mr. Duclos said factors including the pandemic’s effect on the construction sector, and efforts by his teams within his department to figure out how to proceed were complicating efforts to provide a final cost.

Visitors to the complex who rely on wheelchairs and want to get to the main courtroom need to go to a side entrance into the building, take an elevator up, and traverse a narrow corridor that doesn’t meet the current standard in terms of width, he said.

 

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