PM asks Mendicino, LeBlanc in mandate letters to ‘bolster security of ministers and Parliamentarians,’ House says MPs’ security is multi-jurisdictional

The shared responsibility is not something new. Dominic LeBlanc had the mandate last year when he worked with then-public safety minister Bill Blair on parliamentarian security. Together, both ministers 'work on protecting democratic institutions as part of their mandate,' says Marco Mendicino's press secretary Craig MacBride.

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on Nov. 30, 2021, on the Hill. He's now responsible, along with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, for boosting security for all Members of Parliament, including cabinet ministers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

January 3, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to work with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino “to bolster the security of ministers and Parliamentarians." The joint responsibilities were outlined by the prime minister...

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