Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister, the protest in Coutts, Alberta, was resolved the day before the Emergencies Act was invoked. Police in Coutts addressed the situations there without the measures provided in the Emergencies Act. Further, we know that the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor was also cleared by law enforcement prior to the invoking of the Emergencies Act.
Given what we know already, was invoking the Emergencies Act truly justifiable given the threshold that has to be met, that it can be used only if no other law in Canada will suffice?