Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank both witnesses for being here.
I'll start with Mr. Priestley-Wright, but I will call him Fred because we've known each other for many years.
Fred, shortly after your incident, when you returned from the hospital, there was a rural crime meeting held in Peers, a community very close to yours, and I believe you were there. I wonder if you would advise the group here on the sentiment of the people in that meeting. There were approximately 250 to 300 people there, and they were there because of rural crime. I wonder if you could just relate quickly what the atmosphere was like in that room.