May I proceed? Thank you.
People who were there to support those truckers also included residents of your city. Were they yahoos as well? Were they those who were holding unacceptable views? Were they engaging in unacceptable behaviour?
I think the answer is obvious. No, they were not.
But you had no problem answering the question because it was important for you to set the agenda. It was important for you to maintain your liberal ideology. We all know about your background, Mayor Watson. We know you're a former federal staffer to a Liberal member. We know about your member of Parliament status in the province—that you were a minister. We know all about that.
I'll bet you didn't critique the Prime Minister when he took a knee when protesters were on the Hill during COVID. You probably said nothing about that. Of course not.
You were also criticized—