BS: Canuck alert... Parliament Building scam

Subject: RE: BS: Canuck alert... Parliament Building scam
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 07:55 PM

Like so many other things, the thinking seems to have been "If you build it you can forget about it." Instead of on-going maintenance we all seem to feel that it's cheaper to defer it until the last minute.

Subject: RE: BS: Canuck alert... Parliament Building scam
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 07:31 PM

If you search, you will find headlines about The Brisbane Town Hall about to fall down and needing massive expensive repairs too.

In case you didn't know, it was built on a swamp - well it seemed a good idea at the time....

Subject: BS: Canuck alert... Parliament Building scam
From: gnu
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 06:55 PM

Since this is beyond reality, I am gonna coppy and paste it.

Wed Apr 21, 11:40 AM

OTTAWA (CBC) - The West Block of Parliament needs urgent repair and could face a "total failure" of its heating, cooling and electrical systems in three years if work isn't completed soon, Canada's auditor general says.

Auditor General Sheila Fraser said her office has been sounding warnings that repairs to the Parliament Buildings are not moving quickly enough, but she said work has been slow because there are too many agencies involved.

"This is the third audit that the office has done on this [and we've been] indicating each time that the buildings are deteriorating," said Fraser in issuing her report on Tuesday.

I think by addressing the question of who is actually managing the project and how it's being done we're getting to the core issues for some of the delays over the years," she said.

The renovations have been continuing off and on for more than 20 years. In 2007 the government implemented a multibillion-dollar 25-year plan to repair, refurbish and maintain existing parliamentary facilities and provide additional facilities.

Public Works handles the work but needs Treasury Board approval for money. The House of Commons and the Senate have a say, however, in when work is done so that it doesn't disrupt sessions of Parliament or work in offices.

Getting work done efficiently requires better co-ordination between the different stakeholders, she said.

Doing the work quickly is also a priority, she said, particularly in the West Block, which holds the offices of Members of Parliament.

"The West Block has been assessed as being in critical condition," she said.

"The stone work has a lot of cracks and is crumbling. There's asbestos in the building. There's major work that has to be done so there is a project underway," said Fraser. The electrical and temperature systems in the buildings are also in danger of a "total failure" by 2013, she said.

Repairs to the West Block require the MPs to move out to accommodate the repairs, she said. Once that work is complete, repairs to the Centre Block can be completed, with the House of Commons moving to the West Block temporarily.

Public Works has estimated the cost to repair the West Block and find alternative space during repairs at $1.18 billion.
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$1.18B???? I think somebody is gettin f

And that would be every Canuck taxpayer. What a load of shite.