Thank you, Madam Chair.
Ms. Freeland, I'd like to make a brief preliminary remark.
Earlier you told Mr. Brock that a judge would feel he was harassing you or the witness. Personally, I think a judge would tell you that that's enough and that you should answer the questions put to you. We'd thank you for that.
We're wasting our time here. You've been testifying for nearly an hour, but you're going around in circles. We asked you what was done before the Emergencies Act was invoked, but you didn't answer the question. You skated around it. We asked you why you waited so long, but you skated once again. Senator Carignan asked you if the United States had offered to send in tow trucks, and again you skated around the question. That's really disappointing, Minister.
I don't know how we're going to carry out the mandate the House of Commons has given us. We need information and documents, not a figure skating performance. With all due respect, I wish you would answer our questions.
I'm going to ask you one last time: can you tell us in 30 seconds what was attempted before the Emergencies Act was invoked?