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词条 Kevin Vickers
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  1. Early life and family

  2. Career

     Policing    Sergeant-at-Arms  Ambassador to Ireland 

  3. Honours

     Unofficial honours 

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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Kevin Michael Vickers {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ONB|SC}} (born September 29, 1956) is a retired Canadian diplomat, former Sergeant at Arms and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer.[1] He has been the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland since 19 January 2015.[2][3] He was the ninth[4] Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons of Canada. The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for the safety and security of the Parliament buildings and occupants, and ensuring and controlling access to the House of Commons. The position includes the ceremonial function of carrying the ceremonial gold mace into the House of Commons before every sitting.

Vickers participated in ending the October 22, 2014, shootings at Parliament Hill alongside RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett when they both returned heavy fire at gunman Zehaf-Bibeau.[5][6][7] Minutes earlier, Zehaf-Bibeau had killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a soldier, at the Canadian National War Memorial and shot a constable at the Peace Tower entrance.[8] For his actions Vickers has been called a hero by the Prime Minister, Ministers of the Crown,[9] the Leader of the Opposition,[10] and Canadian and international media.[11] On February 8, 2016, Vickers was presented with the Star of Courage along with six others involved in bringing the incident under control. Eight others were awarded the Medal of Bravery.[12]

Prior to his role in Parliament, Vickers served in the RCMP for 29 years, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent.

Early life and family

Vickers was born at Hotel Dieu in Chatham, New Brunswick,[13] where his mother Monica Margaret (née Kingston) was a nurse and his father, William James "Bill" (1921-2005),[14] operated a dairy named Northumberland Co-op Dairy.[15] He is of Irish heritage.[16]

Vickers grew up in Newcastle (now part of the city of Miramichi). His father invited home students from developing countries studying co-operatives at the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.[17]

Career

Policing

Vickers served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 29 years, attaining the rank of Chief Superintendent. He gained prominence as the incident commander during the 1999–2000 Burnt Church Crisis.[17][18] He spent ten years stationed in Alberta and ten years stationed in the Northwest Territories,[19] and subsequently was the director-general of the RCMP's aboriginal police services branch.[20] In 2003, he became Director General of the National Contract Policing Branch for Canada, managing nine separate branches of law enforcement.[19]

Throughout his RCMP career, Vickers provided security for VIPs, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew. He also served as an aide-de-camp for the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Sergeant-at-Arms

In June 2005 he joined the House of Commons as Director of Security Operations. He was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms for the Canadian House of Commons on August 24, 2006, and began serving on September 1, 2006.[21][22]

On acting to permit the kirpan, the ceremonial dagger that observant Sikhs are required to wear at all times, to be worn in the Commons, Vickers recalled that in his interview for the post "... I told them that if they made me their Sergeant-at-Arms, there would be no walls built around Canada's Parliamentary buildings ... I have kept my promise."[17]

In 2013, when Idle No More protestors arrived at Parliament Hill, Vickers participated in a ritual exchange of tobacco with Serpent River First Nation chief Isadore Day.[23]

On October 22, 2014, during the Parliament Hill attack, Vickers was initially identified as the sole hero and credited with the fatal shooting of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau,[24][25] but once the independent OPP report was released on June 1, 2015, it was revealed that the suspect was shot several times by both Vickers and RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett.[26] Zehaf-Bibeau entered the Centre Block under the Peace Tower, shooting a Commons security guard in the leg, exchanging gunfire, before running down the Hall of Honour to an alcove by the entrance to the Library of Parliament, which is beside Vickers' office. Vickers pulled a 9mm handgun from a lock-box and entered the hall. He stood behind the pillar in an opposite position to Zehaf-Bibeau and shortly after Zehaf-Bibeau had pulled away from the pillar and shot at Barrett, Vickers threw himself on the ground and fired multiple shots at the gunman, effectively debilitating him. A niece told the Calgary Sun, "This is the first time in his career that he's shot anyone."[27]

Ambassador to Ireland

Vickers officially started duties as the Canadian ambassador to Ireland on 21 January 2015, replacing Loyola Hearn.[28]

On May 26, 2016, Vickers engaged a protester who was interrupting a ceremony commemorating British soldiers who were killed in the 1916 Easter Rising, dragging the man to one side before handing him over to Gardaí officers.[29][30]

Honours

  • {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|1992}} |event= 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992 for "significant contributions to fellow citizens, to their community, or to Canada."}}
  • {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2002}} |event= Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for contributions to public life.}}
  • {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2008}} |event= Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal.}}[31]
  • {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2009}} |event= Honoured by the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada for "long outstanding service", and "efforts to promote bias-free policing and diversity in the workplace".}}[32]
  • {{Timeline-event |date={{Start date|2011}} |event= Honoured by the Canadian branch of the World Sikh Organization for his decision that Sikh Members of Parliament could wear their kirpans in the House.}}[33]
  • 2015 – Order of New Brunswick for his role in stopping the shooting at Parliament Hill on October 22, 2014[34]
  • 2016 - Star of Courage, along with others, for his role in stopping the shooting on Parliament Hill.[12] The citation reads
On October 22, 2014, members of the House of Commons protection services and the RCMP were instrumental in stopping an armed man who had stormed the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. Constable Son was stationed at the front entrance when he spotted the man entering with a concealed rifle. The constable lunged to gain control of the firearm, but it discharged and struck him in the leg. Drawn to the Rotunda by the noise, Corporal Malo and Constable Thom took cover and exchanged several rounds with the gunman after he entered the building. Constable Létourneau tracked the gunman down the Hall of Honour toward the Library of Parliament and fired at him several times. RCMP Sergeant Rozon, Corporal Daigle and constables Barrett, Bergeron, Bubelis, Célestin, Fraser, Marcoux, Palmer, Ruest and Waye, who had assembled outside the Peace Tower, entered the Centre Block. Supported by their colleagues, Sergeant Rozon, Corporal Daigle and constables Barrett and Fraser assumed a tactical formation (IARD) as they charged down the Hall of Honour. With the shooter now cornered in an alcove leading to the Library, Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers, after being advised of the shooter’s location, dove to the floor in front of him and fired his weapon. RCMP Constable Barrett walked directly toward the gunman while also firing his weapon. The collective actions of these 16 individuals brought the incident to an end in less than three minutes, and avoided further tragedy.[12]

Vickers has also been recognized by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for his "Outstanding Contribution to Drug Enforcement".[17]

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.[35][36]

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."[37]

"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.[38]

See also

{{Portal|Biography|Canada}}
  • René Jalbert
  • Shawinigan Handshake

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hilltimes.com/feature/hill-life-people/2006/09/18/new-sgt-at-arms-vickers-steps-into-cloutiers-shoes-parliament/17322|title=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|first=Bea|last=Vongdouangchanh|work=The Hill Times|date=September 18, 2006}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/kevin-vickers-to-be-named-canadian-ambassador-to-ireland-1.2178721|title=Kevin Vickers to be named Canadian ambassador to Ireland|work=CTV|date=January 8, 2015|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}
3. ^{{cite press release | url = http://www.robnicholsonmp.ca/media_/rob-in-the-news/appointment-of-new-sergeant-at-arms-of-the-house-of-commons | title = Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons | publisher = Rob Nicholson | location = Niagara Falls, Ontario | date = August 24, 2006 | accessdate = 2014-10-23 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/procedure-book-livre/document.aspx?language=e&mode=1&sbdid=F28483EE-86F6-4655-B56F-946AB2A2B90C|title=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|publisher=House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition, 2009|agency=Parliament of Canada|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.640toronto.com/2015/06/02/oakley-the-real-hero-of-parliament-hill/|title=OAKLEY - The Real Hero of Parliament Hill?|work=640toronto.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/mobile/story.html?id=11104510|title=Police handled Hill shooter well: report|work=thestarphoenix.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.24news.ca/the-news/canada-news/135649-who-fired-the-fatal-shot-that-killed-michael-zehaf-bibeau-eyewitness-account-suggests-it-wasnt-kevin-vickers|title=Who fired the fatal shot that killed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau? Eyewitness account suggests it wasn’t Kevin Vickers - 24News.ca|author=National Post|work=24news.ca|accessdate=6 August 2015}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/world/americas/canada-parliament-gunfire.html?_r=0|title=Gunman Panics Ottawa, Killing Soldier in Spree at Capital|author=Ian Austen|author2=Rick Gladstone|date=October 22, 2014|work=The New York Times}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/canadian-parliament-shooting/canada-sergeant-arms-kevin-vickers-hailed-hero-over-gun-attack-n232176|title=Canada Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers Hailed Hero Over Gun Attacks|author=Alexander Smith|author2=Alastair Jamieson|author3=Justin Ling|date=October 23, 2014|work=NBC News}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-canada-attacks-sergeant-idUSKCN0IC22G20141023|title=Cheers, tributes for Canadian guard credited with killing gunman|author=Randall Palmer|author2=Leah Schnurr|date=October 23, 2014|work=Reuters}}
11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/11181545/Kevin-Vickers-a-Canadian-hero.html|title=Kevin Vickers: a Canadian hero|author=Rob Crilly|date=22 October 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}
12. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Presentation of Decorations for Bravery|url=http://gg.ca/document.aspx?id=16319&lan=eng|publisher=Rideau Hall Press Office,Office of the Governor General|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tomkingston.com/r/link801.html|title=KINGSTON 2000: Descendants of Samuel A Kingston and Lillian Isabella Loggie|work=TomKingston.com|date=August 1999|accessdate=October 23, 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-131768-william-j-vickers.html|title=WILLIAM J. VICKERS: obituary and death notice on ImMemoriam|work=InMemoriam.ca}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/10/22/parliament_hill_sergeantatarms_hailed_as_hero_in_ottawa.html|title=Parliament Hill sergeant-at-arms hailed as hero in Ottawa|author=Alex Ballingall|author2=Tonda MacCharles|date=October 22, 2014|work=Totonto Star}}
16. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Hero-of-Ottawa-shooting-Kevin-Vickers-is-a-proud-Irish-Canadian.html#|title=Hero of Ottawa shooting, Kevin Vickers, is a proud Irish Canadian|author=Sheila Langan|date=October 24, 2014|work=IrishCentral.com}}
17. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/appointment-of-new-sergeant-at-arms-of-the-house-of-commons-609420.htm|title=Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons|work=The Office of the Leader of the Government in The House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform|date=August 24, 2006|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
18. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_orShuXhHIC&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=%22kevin+vickers%22+%22burnt+church%22&source=bl&ots=Rj30ybwoE7&sig=-Ee8LWp1Z7PhuMxJKdoW6QhG1lE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-RHVLCWNYrsyAS0v4CQDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kevin%20vickers%22%20%22burnt%20church%22&f=false|title=Intelligent Control: Developments in Public Order Policing in Canada|first=Willem|last=De Lint|first2=Alan|last2=Hall|date=2009|publisher=University of Toronto Press|agency=Google Books}}
19. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.tomkingston.com/gillnetlodge/guestbookja03.html|title=Miramichi's own Kevin Vickers off to prestigious new position|first=Gail|last=Savoy|work=Miramichi Leader|date=January 2003|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/50311/news/nunavik/50311_01.html|title=Police explanation sheds little light on dog slaughter|first=Greg|last=Younger-Lewis|work=Nunatsiaq News|date=March 11, 2005|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/appointment-of-new-sergeant-at-arms-of-the-house-of-commons-609420.htm|title=Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons|work=Market Wired}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.robnicholsonmp.ca/media_/rob-in-the-news/appointment-of-new-sergeant-at-arms-of-the-house-of-commons|title=Appointment of New Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons|work=RobNicholsonMP.ca|date=August 24, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025011403/http://www.robnicholsonmp.ca/media_/rob-in-the-news/appointment-of-new-sergeant-at-arms-of-the-house-of-commons|archivedate=25 October 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://thelambda.ca/2013/01/23/idle-no-more-protest-visits-parliament-hill/|title=Idle No More protest visits Parliament Hill|first=Matt|last=Rabey|work=Lambda|date=January 23, 2013|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1034708-kevin-vickers-sergeant-at-arms-shoots-a-shooting-suspect-in-ottawa/|title=Kevin Vickers, Sergeant-At-Arms, Shoots a Shooting Suspect in Ottawa; Called a 'Hero'|first=Zachary|last=Stieber|work=The Epoch Times|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/what-unfolded-during-the-attack-in-ottawa/article21229398/|title=What unfolded during the attack in Ottawa|first=Joe|last=Friesen|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/who-fired-the-fatal-shot-that-killed-michael-zehaf-bibeau-eyewitness-account-suggests-it-wasnt-kevin-vickers|title=Who fired the fatal shot that killed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau? Eyewitness account suggests it wasn’t Kevin Vickers - National Post|author=John Ivison|date=June 2, 2015|work=National Post|accessdate=August 6, 2015}}
27. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/10/22/parliament-hill-shooting-sergeant-at-arms-kevin-vickers-the-family-hero-who-took-down-ottawa-gunman|title=Parliament Hill shooting: Sergeant-At-Arms Kevin Vickers the family hero who took down Ottawa gunman|author=Michael Platt|work=Calgary Sun|date=October 22, 2014}}
28. ^{{cite news |url= http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/canadian-envoy-who-shot-gunman-presents-credentials-to-higgins-1.2074628 |title= Canadian envoy who shot gunman presents credentials to Higgins |publisher= The Irish Times |author= Colin Gleeson |date= 22 January 2015 }}
29. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/kevin-vickers-rising-ceremony-2790197-May2016/|title=Canadian ambassador tackles protester at 1916 ceremony|work=TheJournal.ie|date=May 26, 2016}}
30. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/26/kevin-vickers-tackled-photo_n_10144858.html|title=Kevin Vickers, Canadian Ambassador To Ireland, Grabs Protester At 1916 Event|work=HuffPost Politics|date=May 26, 2016}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rcmpgraves.com/vetcorner/vetmonth-jul08.html|title=RCMP Vet of the Month: July 2008 – About our author: Sergeant at Arms, Kevin M. Vickers|first=J.J.|last=Healy|work=RCMPGraves.com|date=July 2008|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.apmo786.org/ph_2009.htm|title=15TH ANNUAL EID-UL-FITR – OCTOBER 7, 2009|work=The Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada|date=October 7, 2009|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
33. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/parliament-to-accept-and-embrace-wearing-of-kirpan-sergeant-at-arms-explains/article614877/|title=Parliament to 'accept and embrace' wearing of kirpan, sergeant-at-arms explains|first=Jane|last=Taber|work=The Globe and Mail|date=June 2, 2011|accessdate=October 22, 2014}}
34. ^{{Cite web|title = Kevin Vickers receives Order of New Brunswick|url = http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/kevin-vickers-receives-order-of-new-brunswick-1.2500274|accessdate = August 4, 2015}}
35. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/10/31/parliamentary_hero_kevin_vickers_gets_high_praise_from_stephen_colbert.html|title=Parliamentary hero Kevin Vickers gets high praise from Stephen Colbert|author=Alexander Panetta|date=October 31, 2014|work=Toronto Star}}
36. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stephen-colbert-praises-kevin-vickers-to-hell-with-bruce-willis-1.2819327|title=Stephen Colbert praises Kevin Vickers: 'To hell with Bruce Willis'|date=October 31, 2014|work=CBC News}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/kevin-vickers-to-be-honoured-at-israeli-knesset-1.2095832|title=Kevin Vickers to be honoured at Israeli Knesset|work=CTVNews}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/kevin-vickers-honoured-israeli-knesset-022159643.html|title=Kevin Vickers to be honoured by Israeli Knesset|date=November 11, 2014|work=Yahoo News Canada}}

External links

  • [https://openparliament.ca/search/?q=Witness%3A+%2299336%22 All statements made by Kevin Vickers during testimony before various Parliamentary committees], at OpenParliament.ca.
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