Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all of the witnesses for being with us today on such short notice. Thank you so much for the important work you do.
I think that for those who are listening, we should just establish that when the Emergencies Act was invoked, we announced the declaration of a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act in light of the disruptions, the border blockades and the occupation of Ottawa's downtown core. Under that public order emergency, there were a series of measures around stopping the flow of money that might actually be funding any of these public order measures and events that were taking place across our country.
Perhaps I'll direct this to the Department of Finance. Can you give us a brief rundown of what the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act allows for and what gaps it has that the invocation of the Emergencies Act addresses?