Madam Chair, through you to Mrs. Romanado, I can do no better than to adopt the words of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, in saying they were responding to an “unprecedented [set of] demonstrations, protests, occupations, and acts of civil disobedience.” When they said “unprecedented”, what I take them to mean is that never in the history of their professional experience had they seen a public order event of the size, scale, magnitude, and impact on people.
I think it is terribly important that we never ever forget what occurred in the months of January and February. It is still very difficult to describe the consequences of the illegal blockades and occupation not only in the nation's capital, but at ports of entry in border communities across this country. I remember being engaged by our colleagues, like Mr. Naqvi and Minister Fortier, so we can't underestimate the impacts on the residents of this city.