Kevin Vickers

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Kevin Vickers
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Vickers in 2015
Leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association
In office
April 24, 2019 –September 14, 2020

Unofficial honours

Vickers received an extended standing ovation in the House of Commons for his role in ending the 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

Comedian Stephen Colbert had high praise for Vickers, comparing his actions to those of Bruce Willis in the movie Die Hard and also praising his stoic reaction to the standing ovation in Parliament. [44] [45]

French President François Hollande said in an address to the Canadian Parliament, "I salute the courage of Kevin Vickers, who is known all across the world." [46]

"The International Conference on Homeland Security in Tel Aviv in November 2014 opened with calling Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers to the stage to acknowledge him for his courage." During the same trip, Vickers was recognized by the speaker of the Israeli Knesset and asked to rise in his seat in the gallery to be acknowledged by parliamentarians. [47]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vongdouangchanh, Bea (September 18, 2006). "New Sgt.-at-Arms Vickers steps into Cloutier's shoes – Parliament Hill no more a threat than any large city's mass transit system: Sgt.-at-Arms Vickers". The Hill Times .
  2. ↑ "Kevin Vickers to be named Canadian ambassador to Ireland". CTV . January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons" (Press release). Niagara Falls, Ontario: Rob Nicholson. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  4. ↑ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice – Sergeants-at-Arms of the House of Commons Since 1867 – Appendix 11. Sergeants-at-Arms of the House of Commons Since 1867". House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition, 2009. Parliament of Canada . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "OAKLEY - The Real Hero of Parliament Hill?". 640toronto.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Police handled Hill shooter well: report". thestarphoenix.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ National Post. "Who fired the fatal shot that killed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau? Eyewitness account suggests it wasn't Kevin Vickers - 24News.ca". 24news.ca. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Ian Austen; Rick Gladstone (October 22, 2014). "Gunman Panics Ottawa, Killing Soldier in Spree at Capital". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ Alexander Smith; Alastair Jamieson; Justin Ling (October 23, 2014). "Canada Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers Hailed Hero Over Gun Attacks". NBC News.
  10. ↑ Randall Palmer; Leah Schnurr (October 23, 2014). "Cheers, tributes for Canadian guard credited with killing gunman". Reuters.
  11. ↑ Rob Crilly (22 October 2014). "Kevin Vickers: a Canadian hero". Telegraph.co.uk.
  12. ↑ John Ivison (October 20, 2016). "Canada's loneliest hero: Why you've never heard of this RCMP officer who shot the Parliament Hill gunman". nationalpost.com.
  13. 1 2 3 "Presentation of Decorations for Bravery". Rideau Hall Press Office, Office of the Governor General. February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "KINGSTON 2000: Descendants of Samuel A Kingston and Lillian Isabella Loggie". TomKingston.com. August 1999. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  15. ↑ "WILLIAM J. VICKERS: obituary and death notice on ImMemoriam". InMemoriam.ca.
  16. ↑ Alex Ballingall; Tonda MacCharles (October 22, 2014). "Parliament Hill sergeant-at-arms hailed as hero in Ottawa". Totonto Star.
  17. ↑ Sheila Langan (October 24, 2014). "Hero of Ottawa shooting, Kevin Vickers, is a proud Irish Canadian". IrishCentral.com.
  18. 1 2 3 Taber, Jane (June 2, 2011). "Parliament to 'accept and embrace' wearing of kirpan, sergeant-at-arms explains". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  19. 1 2 "Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons". The Office of the Leader of the Government in The House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform. August 24, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  20. ↑ De Lint, Willem; Hall, Alan (2009). Intelligent Control: Developments in Public Order Policing in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   9780802038463.{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  21. 1 2 Savoy, Gail (January 2003). "Miramichi's own Kevin Vickers off to prestigious new position". Miramichi Leader. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  22. ↑ Younger-Lewis, Greg (March 11, 2005). "Police explanation sheds little light on dog slaughter". Nunatsiaq News . Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons". Market Wired.
  24. ↑ "Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons". RobNicholsonMP.ca . August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  25. ↑ Rabey, Matt (January 23, 2013). "Idle No More protest visits Parliament Hill". Lambda . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  26. ↑ Friesen, Joe (October 22, 2014). "What unfolded during the attack in Ottawa". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  27. ↑ John Ivison (June 2, 2015). "Who fired the fatal shot that killed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau? Eyewitness account suggests it wasn't Kevin Vickers - National Post". National Post. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  28. ↑ Michael Platt (October 22, 2014). "Parliament Hill shooting: Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers the family hero who took down Ottawa gunman". Calgary Sun.
  29. ↑ Colin Gleeson (22 January 2015). "Canadian envoy who shot gunman presents credentials to Higgins". The Irish Times.
  30. ↑ "Canadian ambassador tackles protester at 1916 ceremony". TheJournal.ie. May 26, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Kevin Vickers, Canadian Ambassador To Ireland, Grabs Protester At 1916 Event". HuffPost Politics. May 26, 2016.
  32. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (March 15, 2019). "Kevin Vickers, retired sergeant-at-arms, seeks Liberal leadership". CBC News. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  33. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (April 9, 2019). "Kevin Vickers set to be acclaimed as New Brunswick Liberal leader as only opponent bows out". CBC News. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  34. ↑ "Kevin Vickers on his way to becoming next Liberal party leader | CBC News".
  35. ↑ Urquhart, Mia (September 14, 2020). "Kevin Vickers to step aside as Liberal leader". CBC News . Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  36. ↑ Vickers, Kevin (2025-02-12). "Karina certainly is my choice as the next Leader". X. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  37. ↑ Healy, J.J. (July 2008). "RCMP Vet of the Month: July 2008 – About our author: Sergeant at Arms, Kevin M. Vickers". RCMPGraves.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  38. ↑ "15TH ANNUAL EID-UL-FITR – OCTOBER 7, 2009". The Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  39. ↑ "Kevin Vickers receives Order of New Brunswick". 3 August 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Mount Allison University | Honorary degree recipients 21st century". www.mta.ca. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  41. ↑ "RAW: Kevin Vickers speech - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  42. ↑ University of Regina
  43. ↑ "Honorary degree recipients announced | Communications and Marketing, University of Regina" . Retrieved Jan 26, 2021.
  44. ↑ Alexander Panetta (October 31, 2014). "Parliamentary hero Kevin Vickers gets high praise from Stephen Colbert". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  45. ↑ "Stephen Colbert praises Kevin Vickers: 'To hell with Bruce Willis'". CBC News. October 31, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Kevin Vickers to be honoured at Israeli Knesset". CTVNews. 10 November 2014.
  47. ↑ "Kevin Vickers to be honoured by Israeli Knesset". Yahoo News Canada. November 11, 2014.
Government offices
Preceded by
Maurice Gaston Cloutier
 Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Canadian House of Commons
2006–2015		Succeeded by
Pat McDonell (acting)
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Canadian Ambassador to Ireland
2015–2019		Succeeded by
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