Well, Mr. Chair, I share the same concerns.
As mayor, I'm obviously not able to direct police on operational matters, by law.
I think what happened in our situation was that we ended being the guinea pig for the rest of the country. That's why Quebec City as well as Toronto were able to deal with the situation much more efficiently than we were. They saw what happened. They took preventative steps in Quebec City during the carnival and resolved the problem relatively quickly.
The same happened in Toronto where they had the ability to protect Queen's Park and make sure that it didn't turn into a second Ottawa.
We were the first ones, really, that were tested. As a result—but unfortunately for us—it helped other jurisdictions ensure that they were better prepared than we were.