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A Senator is speaking out against the apparent secrecy on Parliament Hill following a security incident involving a pick-up truck that happened the other week.

“I don’t understand how we could have had such a serious breach on the Hill where a couple of people have been injured and we don’t even know what has happened,” Conservative Senator Leo Housakos said to the Sun about the recent incident.

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“Why the secrecy?”

On Aug. 11, Ottawa paramedics responded to a call at 9:37 p.m. in front of the western part of the Parliament buildings. A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital in stable condition with a foot injury after being run over by a pick-up truck and a man in his 70s, also in stable condition, was sent to hospital for a hip injury from the same incident.

An eyewitness told the Ottawa Sun the vehicle was at first in a line of cars on Vittoria St., a short street that runs alongside the Hill and leads to both public parking and the vehicle entrance to the main Parliament buildings. The truck then mounted the curb, struck individuals and turned into the Parliament Hill vehicle screening facility. The man driving the vehicle then got out of the car, attempted to run and was “tackled” by officers.