You see, I've tried to put myself in a situation where maybe I'm at the Confederation Building and I have to get up on the Hill for a vote, or whatever the reason might be. I'm stopped and I'm told that, for whatever reason—quite frankly, it doesn't really matter to me—I can't do it. How would I personally react?
The first thing I would want to do is take some sort of action that could possibly allow me to get onto the Hill. One of the examples I used the other day was this: why not have a number that I could contact to tell someone to talk to this person? Whether it's the Speaker's office or your office, Mr. Vickers, then there's a place where a person of authority can actually make that instant contact. If it's for the grounds being patrolled by the RCMP and the gates controlled by the RCMP, is there not some sort of communication link that could be established? If anyone claims to be a member of Parliament, there should be some sort of automatic...you contact the gate or whomever. How do we ensure that an MP, if he wants access to the Hill, will get that access?