I’ve been watching/listening to CPAC/CBC/CTV and what I heard was there was a security check at the door but the security guards manning that post weren’t armed.
I think I was listening to some Fox affiliate in Canada. They kept making the point that if the gunman had known, he could have entered the caucus rooms before encountering the guards...there could have been a blood bath as the caucus rooms were full.
My husband is a naturalized Canadians, so he has lots of family in Canada. I think many did think terrorism would not happen there. It’s almost as if they couldn’t conceive of the idea that someone would want to harm them.
The newscasters all seemed to be completely in shock, but one MP stated it was time for Canada to come into the 21st Century and realize terrorism (actually he used the words radicalized Jihadists) will make them reconsider security measures in the country.