For many of us in Ottawa, Parliament Hill is more than a place of political wrangling and policy making. It's our home. And the people who work there are more than politicians, bureaucrats and scribes. They are family. It's been years since I toiled there, but like most Ottawa Hillbillies, I left a piece of myself in those hallowed halls. My husband, Scott, spent nearly 30 years on Parliament Hill as a cameraman for CBC. He knows every corner, every entrance, every tunnel, every political escape route. Scott stood for hours most days, in the hall beside the very steps that the gunman tore up yesterday, doing the job of all good camera guys -- scrumming politicians and cooling his heels waiting to catch the eye of seven prime ministers. I worked as both a journalist and a political staffer on the Hill for nearly two decades. I had an office in the Langevin Block steps away from...
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