On September 11th, 2019 the BDDC welcomed Parliamentary Assistant (PA) to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, David Piccini, who is also a Member of Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Delegates from the University of Guelph, Daniel Atlin and Melissa MacDonald accompanied PA David Piccini for the overview and tour of the BDDC. An overview of the centre was given by Professor Amar Mohanty and the tour was led by Professor Manjusri Misra.