ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 2018 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 2018 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 This publication was prepared in collaboration with the senior management and personnel of all National Assembly of Québec administrative units. Unless otherwise specified, the information in this activity report covers the National Assembly’s activities from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. A MESSAGE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Isabelle Giguère FROM THE COORDINATION AND CONTENT Martine Dignard WORK TEAM PRESIDENT Martine Dignard Aurèle Lavigne-Robichaud Martine Minville Christina Turcot For the eighth year in a row, I have the privilege of presenting the Québec National Assembly's COPYEDITING Martine Dignard 2017-2018 Activity Report, an overview of the year from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 and a testament to the many activities of the institution. As you read this report, you will appreciate its INPUT AND CONTENT polished and resolutely contemporary layout that beautifully illustrates our Parliament’s unique Content contributors from the departments heritage and activities. and directorates of the National Assembly INPUT A representative and deliberative Assembly Marie-Josée Dufour As guardian of our democracy, the National Assembly is also where parliamentarians exercise their TRANSLATION roles as legislators and overseers. To fulfill its mandate, it has eleven standing committees responsible Sylvia Ford for examining matters falling within their respective areas of competence. Furthermore, the National Assembly has long had ongoing interparliamentary relations with several legislative GRAPHIC DESIGN Isabelle Bédard assemblies. Each year, it meets with other parliamentary organizations dedicated to protecting and promoting democracy, peace, human rights and justice. The year 2017 was special to me, since LAYOUT last July I was elected President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) for a Louise Williams two-year term. COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Stéphane Groleau, architectural A citizens' Assembly PHOTOS In addition to its parliamentary and diplomatic mission, the National Assembly is pivotal in the history National Assembly of Québec collection of Québec society. As proof of this, in 2017, it celebrated the 225th anniversary of its parliamentary National Assembly of Québec holdings institutions. The National Assembly also commemorated the 100th anniversary of Le Parlementaire Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie restaurant. Furthermore, it entered into a partnership agreement with the Institut de tourisme et PHOTOGRAPHY d’hôtellerie du Québec, which will allow it to continue promoting traditional Québec products while Stéphane Groleau becoming a learning venue for tourism and catering industry students. Roch Théroux Marc-André Grenier A bold Assembly Claude Mathieu François Laliberté It is hard to contain our excitement about the impressive work achieved thus far on the new reception Heidi Hollinger pavilion, which will be opening its doors to the general public during the first quarter of 2019. Communications, Educational Programs and Work on the interior has been in progress since fall 2017. This new space will respond to new Visitor Services Directorate parliamentary and citizen realities. PRINTING In conclusion, I would like to express my gratitude to the members of the personnel whose daily National Assembly Reprography and Printing Division operations allow us to be both efficient and hospitable. On behalf of all parliamentarians, I hope this overview of our administration attests to the vitality of our organization. ISSN 1492-5753 5 ISBN : 978-2-550-80831-2 Legal deposit – Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2018 Legal deposit – Library and Archives Canada, 2018 Jacques Chagnon President of the National Assembly NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 A MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL I join the President in expressing how pleased and proud I am to present the National Assembly’s 19th activity report. When assessment time comes around, it is always astonishing to see the considerable amount of work carried out during the year. The activity report highlights a vast number of activities that marked the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. While providing a condensed and dynamic picture of these very activities, carried out by parliamentarians and administrative personnel, it allows us to see our institution from a number of perspectives. To fulfill its parliamentary, institutional and public mission, the Assembly has an administration composed of 634 people, whose main task is to support elected officials and their political staff on a day-to-day basis. I would also like to commend the sustained efforts of personnel from all administrative units. Their hard work allows for, among other things, the achievement of all parliamentary activities, an essential part of democracy. As an example, the National Assembly held 82 sittings, totalling 320 hours, while the parliamentary committees met on 458 occasions for a total of 1328 hours. The National Assembly is now less than a year away from opening its reception pavilion. The new spaces are taking shape and it is pleasing to note that the decision to combine Eugène-Étienne Taché’s historical heritage with a modern and bold architectural concept was the right way to go. The realization of the pavilion will trace a significant timeline from the birth of our parliamentary institutions to the present day. It is important to underline that this project could never have been achieved without the tireless, ongoing and dynamic collaboration of Assembly personnel. Each and every one has contributed in various ways and in their respective sectors to the success of this major expansion project unparalleled since 1877. As you read this activity report, I invite you to view it as a guide to gain a better understanding of the functioning of our institution. You will discover therein all the richness and diversity that inspire the Assembly, which embodies the democratic principles to which Québec society is so deeply attached. 7 Michel Bonsaint Secretary General of the National Assembly NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 MISSION AND VALUES The National Assembly administration is a dynamic, modern, competent and innovative organization. Its mission is to provide all the services and resources Members need to perform their duties, which consist of legislating, overseeing government action and representing their fellow citizens. The administration also works to meet citizens' needs by continuously improving the services it offers and maintaining a workplace that fosters creativity and professional development. neutrality respect for heritage openness values modernity sustainable development 8 9 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY | ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 Table of contents 13 NEW RECEPTION PAVILION 23 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS 41 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 49 PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY 61 INSTITUTIONAL AND CITIZEN ACTIVITIES 81 ADMINISTRATION 91 APPENDICES 11 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 NEW RECEPTION PAVILION The first expansion work carried out on the Parliament Building in 100 years, the new reception pavilion will be more modern, more welcoming and safer. The National Assembly will have security infrastructures that meet current standards, more suitable reception areas, two new parliamentary committee rooms, a multifunctional room and an agora. The project includes significant upgrades to standards and the integration of an educational itinerary. 12 13 | NEW RECEPTION PAVILION NEW RECEPTION PAVILION | ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 New reception pavilion Worksite overview 60% of the work completed Surface area 3,800 m2 (+ 1,500 m2 in inner courtyard) Construction packages 44 Contractors 87 Personnel 574 Hours worked 226,216 hr. Minor accident mineur 1 Budget 2016-2017 $12 million 2015-2016 $3 million 2017-2018 $60.5 $15 million 2014-2015 $400,000 2018-2019 $30.1 million Sequence of work The National Assembly’s infrastructure improvement project consists of five major 15 sectors of intervention: the reception pavilion, the inner courtyard meeting rooms, the Parliament Building's new elevator, the Library's tunnel and the northern walkway security stations and gates. The diagrams on the following pages show the work carried out or that was underway at the end of the last fiscal year. It should be noted that work on the northern walkway stations and gates is not represented, as it has yet to begin. NEW RECEPTION PAVILION | 16 INTERIOR COURTYARD ROOMS RECEPTION PAVILION 2017 2017 Waterproofing Waterproofing Concreting Concreting Excavation Excavation _______ March _______ March Backfilling _______ April _______ April ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 ACTIVITY REPORT 2017-2018 Interior layout Interior Electromechanical work Electromechanical Electromechanical work Electromechanical Backfilling _______May _______May Geothermal power _______June _______June Interior layout Interior _______July _______July _______August _______August Interior finishing Interior _______September _______September _______October _______October _______November _______November _______December _______December 2018 2018 _______January _______January Interior finishing Interior _______February _______February _______March _______March WORK COMPLETION OF 17 | NEW RECEPTION PAVILION NEW RECEPTION PAVILION | 18 LIBRARY TUNNEL PARLIAMENT BUILDING ELEVATOR 2017 2017 Waterproofing Concreting Excavation _______ March _______ March _______ April _______ April ACTIVITY