I'm tempted to say that I think we'd be under more aggressive questioning if we'd invoked it any earlier than we did, but the fact is that it took time to come to a full assessment of the situation.
Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
I'm tempted to say that I think we'd be under more aggressive questioning if we'd invoked it any earlier than we did, but the fact is that it took time to come to a full assessment of the situation.
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