Commons hero Vickers will be appointed envoy to Ireland

House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers will be named Canada’s ambassador to Ireland. It seems a fitting appointment for the 58-year-old soldier and civil servant for his distinguished career spanning nearly 30 years. It was Vickers who put a decisive end to the rampage of terrorist Michael Zehaf-Bibeau on the morning of Oct. 22, 2014.  Mr. Vickers actions that morning were no less than death-defying.