Staffers who work on Parliament Hill are being told to seek shelter in the nearest room, close and lock all doors and hide. The reason for the lockdown remains unclear.

A lockdown was declared on Parliament Hill after a man “barricaded” himself inside the East Block on Saturday afternoon, Ottawa police say.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney distanced himself Saturday from comments his late father made 60 years ago as an educator that were dismissive of some Indigenous people, and his subsequent defence of residential schools in the later years of his life.

Jagmeet Singh promised to hire more doctors Saturday, while Mark Carney announced measures for trades workers and Pierre Poilievre pledged to cut red tape.

Housing is about to get a lot more expensive in the next decade if the federal government’s immigration program bringing in skilled workers isn’t revamped. Many in the construction industry say there aren’t enough domestic workers going into jobs that don’t require an apprenticeship or certificate and the current system bringing in newcomers only covers highly skilled workers.

Pierre Poilievre’s wife Anaida Poilievre has been playing a significant role in the campaign as an effective booster of her husband, a potential softener of his image — but also a key political adviser.

The Conservative Party of Canada has dropped a Quebec candidate after he harshly criticized Liberal candidate and Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost online.

There is some general agreement that Canada must act urgently in response to what is happening in the United States. But Mark Carney’s recent statements point to what might be a split in the way the Liberal and Conservative leaders view the tumult that is unfolding.