Mr. Chair, I would like to echo some of what's already been said about the Emergencies Act. There is clearly a very robust mechanism for review very soon after the act is no longer in force. With what we heard from one of our colleagues on this committee, Mr. Chiang, who was a police officer, and with my military background, I can imagine that when policing agencies are in the midst of an operation, it's not helpful for us as politicians to jump in and try to direct police forces on the ground that are involved in very serious and sensitive operations.
I think it is wholly appropriate, after these operations are conducted and concluded, that we have a review and that we examine what happened, why things happened as they did and why these trucks came to Ottawa and rolled in without the police stopping them beforehand. Those are very legitimate questions. However, we're in the midst of an operation right now. Police are doing their job. They're in uniform. I parked in the parliamentary precinct and had to go through two checkpoints. As I walked up the Hill, I was ID'd, and as I entered West Block, I was ID'd twice more. If we are going to ask these managers of the police and those who are directing these operations to come in, then the operations happening on the ground in real time will not be as effective.
My very strong suggestion to all of us on this committee is to let the police and agencies do their work on the ground at this moment in time, and we can grill them right after. That is our job. However, to grill them in the midst of this operation, I would suggest, is not helpful and would detract from their effectiveness, would make this more complicated and would be a harm to what's happening on the ground right now.