Thank you very much, Chair, and notwithstanding Mr. Poilievre's belief that things are over, they may not necessarily be.
Staff Sergeant Girard, at the beginning you took the unusual step of asking for some measure of how well you're protected here. Your point was that many of the witnesses are either retirees or have senior rank, which gives them some protection. You feel, given your circumstance, that you were vulnerable.
I'd just like to hear what there is about your experience in the RCMP or this particular case that had you make that kind of a request. I took that as pretty significant.