House wants local police forces to patrol MPs’ constituency office areas

'Security at constituency offices has also been a focus of our attention and we have worked with members and their staff to assess and enhance these particular security needs,' House Speaker Andrew Scheer tells Procedure and House Affairs Committee.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The House of Commons has asked police forces across Canada to institute regular patrols of MPs’ constituency offices and to include the offices on a “priority response list” for emergency calls, House Speaker Andrew Scheer disclosed Thursday.

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