To be very clear, I was meeting on a regular basis—I'd established a table of consultations with the three levels of government, a tripartite table, with the City of Ottawa, including the mayor—with our provincial counterparts and with my officials. It was during a meeting with the mayor of Ottawa to talk about how we could assist the City of Ottawa to restore order, peace and safety to the city of Ottawa that I had a conversation with his chief of police.
On June 14th, 2022. See this statement in context.