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12 There were no party lines being toed as men and women worked together to barricade themselves inside the caucus room by blocking the doors with tables and chairs During all of this. Harper remained in the room. His RCMP security detail. normally stationed outside the building, had yet to arrive. About five or six MP5 are ex-police officers. including Daryl Kramp. who got the room's attention. Among his statements was "if the bastards come in, let's kill them." (Ialandra said. The ordeal inside the Moose of Commons began amund 10 am. The MP8 and senatom were not let out of the caucus room until about 8 or 8:30 pm. The first gunshot heard outside the caucus mom came while Prime Minis- ter Stephen Harper was speaking. He barely paused. according to (Ialandra. Then two mom shots rang out and "that's when everyone knew it was gunfim". A couple of MP8 escaped but ovorylxxiy else remained in the caucus mom as they "real- ized a gun battle was going on." (‘alandm said. "'lhe basic mentality of it was that we expected these people we would fight as long as we could. hopefully (it would) be long enough the prime minister would be safe and other people in the building be safe." (‘alandra said of the attack on Parliament Hill Oct. One of the MP5 helping to barricade a door. along with (‘alandm stood atop a speaker holding a flagpole with a sharp maple leaf at the end. If an assailant were to get through the barricade of tables and chairs. that MP was to "spear the person". Others had objects to “beat at (their) legs” with. (lalandra said. “Most of us just thought it was a table fall- ingfiwhich happens all the time. he said. Believing the Home of (Iommnns' guards. who are largely unarmed. had been killed by multiple gunmen in the hallway outside the caucus room. the Oak ltidgm~Markhzun MP and Stuui'fville resident along with about 170 other M PS and senators barricaded themselves in the mom last week. Paul (Ialandra thought i! was only a matte of time befure he was going to be killed. Members of the Stouffville Clippers AA hockey team paid their respects at the National War Memorial in Ottawa last weekend. In the city for a tournament, they left a stick at the site. Calandra feared for life during Ottawa attack Wheh they did. they were initially denied BY SANDRA BOLAN sbnluMa‘ynngmm 'lhey tried to call out to Check on family and get information. but with so many people trying at once. the signals got jammed. he said. (‘alandra has no idea how long they wene holed up in the meeting room before Sergeant-ab arms Kevin Vickers was allowed to emor . “For a number ofweeks, the prime minisler was very serious about the threats. So 1 think we all knew we were a potential target. You iust don't know how to prepare for that." he said. of Martin (butumRnuleau running down two soldiers, killing one in Quebec ()et. 20. Ottawa's SWAT team eventually secured a door with a bathroom just outside of it. MP5 wen: alw able to retricvv their cellphones. which an: always left outside the mucus mom. according to (Ialandra. “I've never not felt safe and still do today." (‘alandra said. “Like I do every day. I enjoy every second of the day I am there." The number of emails. texts and calls ()alandra received from riding constituents was “oven/vhelmlng" and “very much approviâ€" ated by me and my family and stall." ‘ With filafmm Tbmar News Smrin' “He was white-faced. very pale. matter of fact." (lalandra mcalled ()fVickors telling them a pcmm entered cent": block with a gun. Vickch engaged in gunfire with him and he was now dead. They gave Vickors a standing ovation. I‘m abnut 90 minutes after that. the MP5 and senators lay on the floor and romainod quiet. he said. They ponled together fund and drinks they had for those who wvn‘ (“ilht‘litl While barricaded within the t‘aut'us mum. (kilandm said he went from assuming he was going to die to they might get out. By the next day "(l was) man angry than I was frightened." he said. 'lhc prime midistvr was cvvntually mmuvvd and taken in safety. But it was ahuut )5 minutes afu-r the first shots mug out. While barricaded. (Ialandm wondemd if this was a m-tmiinatui attack and Ottawa was nut the only city under siege. I lc also feared fur his family. Hwy were safe. entrance into the mom. As there were no cell. phones and limited communication available among the security guards who were inside. it took time to verify their identities. he said.