MPs take steps to protect themselves as anti-Islamophobia motion sparks threats

House Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonell recently briefed the Liberal caucus on security matters and is expected to do the same for other parties in the coming weeks.

House Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonell conducted a 25-minute briefing at the last Liberal caucus meeting on March 8 about how MPs can keep themselves and their constituency offices safe from potential threats.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 20, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—With threats against some federal politicians on the rise as a motion condemning Islamophobia makes its way through the House, MPs have been taking measures to keep themselves and those around them safe. In response to rookie Liberal MP Iqra Khalid’s (Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont...

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