Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, I can tell you that work is already under way in collaboration with the parliamentary community, which has completely recognized the importance of looking beyond just the human assets to protect our parliamentarians. There need to be effective barriers a

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, this really speaks to the difference of sensitivity to what my environment is. To me, it's not just about security risks, it's about a potential disruption to democracy in this country. Again, my threshold is much lower as to what I would react to than s

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would have full control of the precinct, which I don't have right now. However, I'm equally concerned about the Senate of Canada building, so that needs to be looked as well. I know the precinct was expanded a couple of years ago to include the sidewalk. From a security perspec

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, the security concern for me would be permitting any vehicle to come smack down the middle of our precinct. I would hope that the decision is not to somehow reopen Wellington Street in front of the triad and between blocks 2 and 1. With respect to what w

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, one of the things I'm most proud of within the service is that, through our advanced planning and management unit and the outreach that we've built through appropriate training, we get out front on these specialized groups to make sure they have the abil

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, I was made aware of the plans that were put in place with respect to traffic and set-up.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, but the week before was when it was confirmed to me.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, I raised concerns about having vehicles able to come up in front of the triad, but again, Wellington is not part of my authority. All I could do was have the discussions and raise those concerns with the partners, and ultimately the decision was taken to

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, no.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was the sheer numbers that were on track to be en route and travelling, understanding that at any point in time in that travel to the city of Ottawa, it could disband, stop or return. As the numbers started to become a reality on the Friday, it was clear this was going to go b

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, obviously it would be Wellington Street and Sparks. We would be looking at down to Kent and then on the west side of the war memorial. There still needs to be an analysis and assessment of the Senate of Canada building.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, I don't enter into those levels of discussion with the Ottawa Police Service. Ultimately, it's not a police decision or—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, my responsibility is to direct the service with what I have in front of me, Mr. McCauley. That's where I am.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, at this point in time I don't have the numbers on that, Mr. McCauley. That would be a requirement of that assessment. We talked about the effective barriers. It's not just about throwing human assets at this to deliver the mandate.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have nothing more, Madam Chair. Thank you.