Could Parliament Hill withstand a Capitol Building-style insurrection?

'I hope that intelligence and security officials in Canada learned after what they saw in the U.S. and can make sure something like that does not happen here,' says Ottawa-turned-Washington correspondent Richard Madan.

A Parliamentary Protective Services vehicle sits in front of Centre Block on Dec. 10, 2020. At the end of the day, security on the Hill is going to come from social unity rather than physical barriers, says Liberal MP John McKay.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

January 20, 2021

The Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., shook the U.S., threatening a beacon of democracy and begging the question: could something similar happen in Canada? And if it did, could Parliament Hill withstand such an assault? The closest thing that Canada’s had to a similar surge...

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