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Thou dost protest (IV)

by Aaron Wherry on Monday, October 26, 2009 11:09pm - 7 Comments

In case you were wondering what it’s like to be a true shoe-leather reporter on the Hill, David Akin has uploaded audio of the protest as heard from the press gallery, him running up a stairwell after the protesters and then the RCMP politely asking him to go elsewhere.

Tags: gallery, house of commons, Ottawa, Parliament, protest, Question Period

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joops

Was it actually the RCMP, or HoC security? RCMP are normally not allowed inside the building unless invited by the Speaker.

http://www.davidakin.com David Akin

The individual who was talking to me was not in the HoC blue shirt but was plainclothes RCMP who are pretty common around the Hill (albeit without weapons when they are in the Parl Buildings)

joops

Thanks for the clarification. Did he have the right to ask you to leave? Were you able to stay in the hall? Unfortunately the rest of your conversation is inaudible due to the protesters' chants.
joops

And the HoC security team also have plainclothes guys – do you know if they called the RCMP in because of the disturbance or were they already present? I'm fascinated by how they dealt with this.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Jack_Mitchell Jack Mitchell

I hate to be a humourless pedant, but I am. It's "thou dost," not "thou doth." "Thou" is 2nd person singular, "doth" is 3rd person singular.