I want to move an amendment, as I indicated previously, that we add the OPP to the list of witnesses. I think it's been very clear to everyone throughout the past number of weeks [Technical difficulty—Editor] police forces across the country. I think as the public safety committee, it would be very important for us to review that coordination between police services. I think a lot of Canadians, particularly people in Ottawa, are quite upset by what they perceive, rightly or wrongly, to be a lack of action by the Ottawa police force, and have questions about what the role of the OPP would be.
We also know, from yesterday's press conference on the Emergencies Act, that it's being proposed that the RCMP will be given the powers to enforce municipal bylaws. We know that the OPP is the primary police force in Ontario, so I think it would be very important to include them as well. We need to make sure that all of our police forces are working in tandem, working together, and that we know what they're intending to do with these new powers that the government has received under the Emergencies Act.
The public safety committee has an essential role to review and safeguard Canadian civil liberties. I know, or I believe, all members of this committee believe in that mission and support that mission. So without further ado, I say let's move this motion to get the OPP added onto the calendar here.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
