As far as I was concerned as the chief of police, the briefings I received from my incident command team, which included senior leaders from the OPP and the RCMP.... We had a significant plan in place, with a significant greater level of integration and resources that would be acquired, hence my statement at the end of my last day in office that we were in a significantly better place in order to successfully end the events in Ottawa.
On October 6th, 2022. See this statement in context.