Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hello, Ms. West, and thank you for being here today.
I heard your answers to the questions from my colleague Mr. Motz regarding the justification for declaring an emergency. I thought I understood that you were not in a position to determine whether it was justifiable or not, given that you did not have all the evidence.
Ms. West, some people have stated the hypothesis that this was an emergency that justified invoking the act based on a legal opinion that is supposed to have been given. Do you consider it essential to read the legal opinion? Is your knowledge of the events sufficient alone to determine whether there was a threat to the security of Canada or not?