TORONTO - Security concerns remain high at the Ontario legislature a day after a gunman attacked Parliament Hill, with talk of wider user of metal detectors but still no plan to arm security officers.
Members of the legislature began the day with an emotional singing of O Canada before launching into security issues during question period.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says she "wants Ontarians to know that our police and our paramedics and firefighters are trained and are prepared for any eventuality."
Interim Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Wilson says he doesn't feel particularly safe at Queen's Park, and hasn't since armed police were removed from the legislature in the late 1990s.
Speaker Dave Levac says there was no discussion about arming legislative security staff at the last review, and admits he was disappointed they did not agree to make everyone entering the building go through a metal detector.
Currently, only people without passes who wish to enter the legislative chamber are required to go through a metal detector before entering the public galleries.
