A Visit to the Canadian Parliament and Confiscated Items

Last year I traveled through Canada. One of my stopovers was in Ottawa. Very nice friends of mine have recommended that I shall pay a visit to the Parliament Hill and take a tour through the Center Block. To my surprise the parliament offers free tours through the buildings. So I decided to participate.

On entering the building, everybody got an airport quality security check with x-ray and metal detector and we were asked to shutdown our mobile phones. Then I enjoyed the tour through this magnificent building with stops at the House of Commons and the Senate as well as the newly renovated library.

When the tour came to an end, the guide announced further points of interest. As one of her final sentences she said that stuff, which got confiscated during the security check, can be collect at the desk right next to the exit of the building. I found that pretty wired. What could that be? A magnum, a rifle, a bomb, a lighter, matches? Then I let my thoughts pass…

When I moved towards the exit I observed a young guy with dreadlocks and his girl friend in the process of collecting their confiscated goods: A secateurs and a handsaw!

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