Health and safety measures can therefore be put in place quickly to avoid releasing prisoners, who would then become a problem for police officers and communities. We agree on that. Even a press release from your union states that it isn't a good idea to release prisoners.
This is for Mr. Stamatakis of the Canadian Police Association, or the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
From the beginning, people have been talking about coordination of all kinds, saying it's a bit complicated. If the Emergencies Act had been applied, which isn't necessarily what I am recommending, would it have made a difference in terms of procedures, or would the problems we've had have been the same?
Mr. Tanguy could start.