I did not engage, myself, in the operational responses of the police. I actually have a great deal of respect for the operational integrity and independence of the police to make the determination. They are governed by the rule of law, by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and my expectation is that their response would be effective and proportional.
What we did witness is that for a number of weeks the law enforcement response, not just here in Ottawa, but particularly here in Ottawa, had not been able to resolve those blockades of critical infrastructure in this country in a timely way. The blockades in Windsor, for example, went on for seven days. Ultimately, the police were successful in removing that blockade, but at an enormous cost not just to the economy of Canada, but to people. Workers who were idled when their plants were cut lost their hours. They lost their ability to support and feed their families
There was a very real impact by those blockades for those Canadians.