We need to protect the National War Memorial

It would be much more practical to give the jurisdiction for Wellington Street from Bank Street to Sussex Drive to the Parliamentary Protective Service, and extend it to Confederation Square.
The National War Memorial on Jan. 17, 2023. Tom MacGregor says the Parliamentary Protective Service should be in charge of monitoring the monument.

Two large concrete barriers mark the section of Ottawa’s Wellington Street blocking all traffic in front of the Parliament Buildings. The blocks, one at Bank Street and the other at Elgin Street, are an ugly reminder of the occupation of Ottawa last year by large transport...

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