As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the government and its partners continue their current consultations and discussions with relevant stakeholders regarding the potential expansion of Parliament Hill onto Wellington and Sparks streets, along with the potential redevelopment of these streets;

That the relevant Indigenous groups, including the Algonquin Peoples of Ontario, be included as partners to the government in the consultations and discussions about the potential use and redevelopment of Wellington and Sparks streets;

That the Parliamentary Protective Service ensure that the potential expansion of the Parliament Hill onto Wellington and Sparks streets does not impose restrictions on the mobility and access of the Algonquin Peoples of Ontario to the Akikodjiwan and Akikpautik sites, also known as the Chaudière Islands, as well as to the promised Indigenous People’s space at 100 Wellington Street, given that Parliament Hill and the parliamentary precinct are located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Peoples; and

That, should Wellington and Sparks streets be redeveloped, the government must respect the traditions of the relevant Indigenous groups while carrying out the redevelopment work, including respecting any Indigenous artefacts that are found.

Recommendation 2

That the federal jurisdiction for the operational security of Parliament Hill be expanded to include sections of Wellington and Sparks streets and, if necessary, that a transfer of land take place between the City of Ottawa and Public Services and Procurement to allow for Wellington Street and Sparks Street to become part of Parliament Hill.

Recommendation 3

That Wellington Street, from the War Memorial to Kent Street, be closed off to vehicular traffic, yet remain open to traffic related to parliamentary business, public tramways, pedestrian and other forms of active transportation. An important objective is to highlight and promote Parliament Hill and the entire parliamentary precinct as the seat of Canadian democracy which is open to all.

Recommendation 4

That the Parliamentary Protective Service pursue discussions with the appropriate jurisdictions to allow for monitoring of Parliament Hill and with the city and provinces to achieve this, and work collaboratively amongst all security levels to ensure that roles, responsibilities, and communication protocols are clearly defined to ensure a streamlined incidence response.

Recommendation 5

That in recognition of a constantly evolving threat environment, Parliament Hill and the parliamentary precinct require increasingly sophisticated protections, and as such the Parliamentary Protective Service should be provided the necessary resources to secure the Hill and precinct, including but not limited to human resources, material and technological assets.

Recommendation 6

That the Parliament of Canada must be a safe and secure institution which remains open and accessible to the public, including those seeking to express peaceful disagreement and discontent with decision makers, and, to this end, the Committee believes that striking the correct and appropriate balance between these interests should be the responsibility of security and policing professionals subject, as in all matters, to parliamentary oversight and accountability.

Recommendation 7

That the government and its partners create a working group on which the main security officials around and inside the parliamentary perimeter (PPS, OPS, RCMP, OPP) sit, to establish an effective and consistent plan in the event of incidents on Parliament Hill;

That these partners continue to meet regularly – at least twice a year – in order to constantly refine this plan and to allow, above all, to establish and maintain communication between the various security bodies, with respect to perimeter security of Parliament;

That this working group begin by doing a real post-mortem of the various incidents that have taken place on Parliament Hill over the past twenty years, in order to draw real lessons and improve the action plan;

That this working group also meet as needed, when one of the members of the group wishes to report a problem or an incident that could affect the security of parliamentarians and staff.

Recommendation 8

That the government, in collaboration with the various law enforcement and security agencies, establish clear instructions regarding the mandate of each of these partners according to the types of incident, taking into account the expansion of the “effective perimeter” of Parliament Hill following the various works being undertaken in the buildings on the Hill; and that the government inform parliamentarians as quickly as possible.