RCMP security posture, Parliament Hill October 22, 2014 : Royal Canadian Mounted Police security posture, Parliament Hill October 22, 2014

The contents of this document are to be considered PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL and are not to be released, reproduced in whole or in part without consent of the originator. [...] More specifically, the scope of the review requested to examine the actions of RCMP officers from the moment Michael ZEHAF-BIBEAU entered the grounds of Parliament Hill to the moment he accessed Centre Block. [...] The areas to be examined are: The RCMP’s security posture on the grounds of Parliament Hill at the time of the incident including compliance with Standard Operating Procedures; and The RCMP’s initial incident response including actions of RCMP officers, operational communications and compliance with Operational Preparedness Plan. [...] The members of the review OPP team conducted several interviews of RCMP officers, the Directors of both the House of Commons Security Service and Senate Security Services and Incident Commanders from the Ottawa Police Service involved in the incident on October 22, 2014. [...] RCMP’s Security Posture on the Grounds of Parliament Hill at the time of the Incident The RCMP posture on Parliament Hill has been challenging due to the limited amount of resources available; which are reflective of budget cuts in 2012.