Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the Freedom Convoy say Parliament Hill should expand to include nearby streets.
The Liberals say a land transfer should take place between the City of Ottawa and the federal public services department to allow Wellington Street and Sparks Street, a pedestrian street one block south of Parliament Hill, to become part of the precinct.
That’s a stronger position than the one taken by the majority of MPs on the committee, which only suggested the land transfer “if necessary.”
Conservatives disagree with the recommendations and say that politicians should not be in charge of security….