# Canadian Parliament Attacked **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 22, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149 "2014-10-22T14:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/1 "2014-10-22T14:18:31Z")
Active shooter in Parliament Building [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/breaking-news-oct-22/article21217602/](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/breaking-news-oct-22/article21217602/) [https://twitter.com/josh\_wingrove](https://twitter.com/josh_wingrove) has pictures in the building on the scene. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/2 "2014-10-22T14:50:27Z")
Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/3 "2014-10-22T14:54:52Z")
Oh Canada. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/4 "2014-10-22T14:57:08Z")
I wonder if it’s connected to the attack on the two Soldiers on Monday? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/5 "2014-10-22T14:59:19Z")
> [@Ryan\_Liam](#): > > I wonder if it’s connected to the attack on the two Soldiers on Monday? That was my thought as well. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/6 "2014-10-22T15:00:21Z")
> [@Ryan\_Liam](#): > > I wonder if it’s connected to the attack on the two Soldiers on Monday? Inspired by, possibly. Though Denis Lortie was just nuts. This guy may be, too. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/7 "2014-10-22T15:05:36Z")
Eh? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/8 "2014-10-22T15:13:15Z")
Not a good time, rc. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/9 "2014-10-22T15:15:22Z")
Apparently there are unconfirmed reports of more than one gunman, with two on the roof. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/10 "2014-10-22T15:16:59Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XrGqoISd-do/maxresdefault.jpg "Inside Parliament in Ottawa during 2014 shooting") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGqoISd-do) Lots of gunshots in the above short clip. Sounds like one very loud shot, and then a volley of returning fire? And here’s a twitter list collating tweets from journos at the scene [https://twitter.com/GuardianUS/lists/ottawa-resources](https://twitter.com/GuardianUS/lists/ottawa-resources) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/11 "2014-10-22T15:24:04Z")
CBC radio reports one shooter dead, others suspected at large. ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/12 "2014-10-22T15:24:56Z")
Apparently a hotel was fired at as well as the Parliament building. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/13 "2014-10-22T15:25:17Z")
Holy shit. :eek: Just read this on CNN and came here to post the link, but looks like there is already a thread on this. I used to live in Ottawa and have been the the Parliament building there a few times. At least it looks like Harper is ok. ---
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/14 "2014-10-22T15:27:47Z")
Holy crap. Also: Is this in the wrong forum? Because if it’s a debate, I’m prepared to say I’m ‘strongly against’. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/15 "2014-10-22T15:32:03Z")
Looks like Canada might get itself a Guy Fawkes night two weeks earlier than the Limeys. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/16 "2014-10-22T15:43:21Z")
Police roadblocks on all the bridges over to Quebec. Large part of downtown Ottawa is in lockdown, as is our building in the Portage government complex, just across the river. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/17 "2014-10-22T15:46:33Z")
Crazy! After our own little lockdown in June, here’s hoping things are resolved and the lockdown lifted quickly. Being locked down at home sucked, I can’t imaging being in lockdown at work. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/18 "2014-10-22T15:49:00Z")
Rumour has it that the sergeant-at-arms for the House of Commons personally shot an assailant - pretty sure that’s a first. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/19 "2014-10-22T15:55:24Z")
He’ll make lieutenant for that. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149/20 "2014-10-22T15:58:03Z")
Get the feeling that we won’t be allowed to build snowmen on the parliament lawn this Christmas. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-parliament-attacked/702149.md?page=2)