Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have just two minutes, Mr. Beatty, so I hope you don't mind if I do this quickly.
I'd like to hear your opinion on subsection 17(2) of the Emergencies Act, which states that the declaration of a public order emergency shall specify the three things listed at paragraphs 17(2)(a), 17(2)(b) and 17(2)(c). I'll jump right to paragraph 17(2)(c), which reads as follows:
(c) if the effects of the emergency do not extend to the whole of Canada, the area of Canada to which the effects of the emergency extend.
Am I right to say that the application of the act can be limited to specific places, for instance, one or two provinces, a particular city or a given area? In other words, it's not necessary to apply the act to the entire country.