It was reported on CNN that there were two soldiers on guard at their tomb of the unknown soldier, which, I think is called “The Peace Tower. “ When the first soldier was shot, the other soldier ran for cover.
They carry guns, but they do not have bullets. They symbolically guard the tomb, which is right across the parliament where they were caucusing, all the senators and house of commons members, grouped in a room, where the gunman was neutralized by “top cop” Vickers, who happened to have his side arm.
The Peace Tower is the clock tower on the Centre Block building on Parliament Hill, which is where Parliament meets. There is a memorial room in the tower that includes a book listing all of Canada's war dead, but it's not the same as the tomb of the unknown soldier.
The National War Memorial is just down the street, and that's where the tomb of the unknown soldier is. After he shot the guard at the cenotaph, the gunman had to run probably about 100 meters to get inside the Parliament building.
Which makes me worried for our soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. What protections do they have?