Mr. Speaker, on February 7, the City of Ottawa asked for help. It asked for 1,800 extra police officers.
The department sent 275 police officers, most of whom are deployed around Parliament, mainly around ministers and the Prime Minister. It appears that there are only 20 extra police officers on the street right now, out of the 1,800 who were requested.
My question is, if the request from the Ottawa police had been met, is it possible that we would be in a different situation?