On the Monday following these incidents when our members of Parliament were delayed, my staff and I met with assistant commissioner Gilles Michaud, did a post mortem on where this went wrong and how we could fix it. From the House of Commons security service perspective, we didn't expect them to come in through the Elgin gate. Our understanding of the SOPs is any time there's a motorcade level four or five or whatever level that will impede traffic and circulation on the Hill, they'll come in through the Elgin gate and that any delays will be very brief. So we were surprised to see them come in there.
The recommendation coming out of that meeting is exactly that: any motorcades in the future that will impede traffic circulation or pedestrian movement on the Hill will come in through the Elgin gate and likely exit through the Elgin gate, if possible. The options up on the Hill now as far as routes are somewhat limited because of the construction around the West Block. So the Elgin gate seems to be our best option.
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