Senate Internal Economy Committee to get security briefings, after Tories criticize ‘ridiculous’ secrecy

'I’ve never seen anything like it, where an incident takes place and no one is talking about it—I don’t get it,' said Conservative Sen. David Tkachuk of a vehicle collision with pedestrians in August just west of the Hill.

Parliamentary Protective Service members guard Parliament Hill on Dec. 1, 2017. The PPS director will update the Senate’s Internal Economy Committee on Nov. 22 about recent security matters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

November 7, 2018

The Senate’s Internal Economy Committee will get a visit from the head of Parliament Hill security this month and regular updates from the Chamber’s Speaker, after several Conservative Senators criticized what they saw as a "ridiculous" lack of transparency on security matters in the Parliament...

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