NEW: Keep Wellington Street closed to vehicle traffic in front of Parliament Hill, committee recommends ottnews
That is one of eight recommendations from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs following its look at possibly expanding federal jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Precinct to include sections of Wellington and Sparks Street. The report called "Protecting the Parliamentary Precinct: Responding to Evolving Risks" was tabled on Wednesday.
"That Wellington Street, from the War Memorial to Kent Street, be closed off to vehicular traffic, yet remain open to traffic related to parliamentary business, public tramways, pedestrians and other forms of active transportation," the committee recommends. Ottawa police acting Deputy Chief Trish Ferguson told the committee in October that police do not have enough resources to deploy officers to staff gaps in the jersey barriers blocking access to Wellington Street 24 hours a day to prevent civilian vehicles from entering the area.
Another recommendation from the committee is expanding federal jurisdiction of the operational security of Parliament Hill to include sections of Wellington and Sparks streets. Other recommendations include the government continuing discussions with its partners on the potential expansion of the Parliamentary Precinct onto Wellington and Sparks streets, and creating a working group between parliamentary security officials, Ottawa police, Ontario Provincial Police and the RCMP to establish a plan in the event of incidents on Parliament Hill.
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