Construction continues at Parliament Hill's Centre Block in Ottawa, on Nov. 26.

A senior project manager for Parliament Hill’s Centre Block renovation, estimated to cost up to $5-billion, came under fire Tuesday over the amount of American steel being used in the construction.

As trade tensions continue with the United States, Conservative MP Michael Cooper was pushing for clarification on the steel purchases.

Jennifer Garrett, who was providing an update to MPs, said 65 per cent of the steel purchased to date is Canadian and that going forward the intention is for the rest of the steel to be sourced from Canada.

The cost for the upgrade to the block is set to reach between $4.5-billion and $5-billion by the time it’s done in 2031, after 13 years of work.

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