Procedure and House Affairs committee  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'

Procedure and House Affairs committee  One suggestion that comes to mind quickly, and it may not be the best of suggestions, is for the MPs to have a speed dial into the House of Commons operations centre. They would just press a button. We would answer it and respond within a minute. That's one solution, not the best

Procedure and House Affairs committee  All the RCMP at the gates, the entrance points onto the Hill, are supposed to have a book on them. Should an MP or senator arrive without their pin or their identification card and say who they are, the RCMP member is to take the book out of their pocket—not go back into the vehi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They're briefed upon being transferred to the Parliament Hill detachment. I was assured of this by Assistant Commissioner Michaud, with whom I've had lots of conversations. After this event, I had lots of conversations with him. He assured me they're still briefed on the procedur

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, they do. I should say they're supposed to have the book on them.