Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does anyone here know Larry Brookson?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Mr. Mayor, do you know him?

Declaration of Emergency committee  After he called your office, why didn't you call back?

Declaration of Emergency committee  In my view, the City of Ottawa has demonstrated a great deal of incompetence in this entire matter. You have admitted that it was a mistake not to have closed Wellington Street and not blocked it off. You must also have had an emergency plan identifying the infrastructures. I understand that was the first time you heard anything about Mr.

Declaration of Emergency committee  When you send us your emergency plan, what are we going to see about relations with Parliament and the plans in place to protect Parliament from things like crowds getting out of control?

Declaration of Emergency committee  What was the plan?

Declaration of Emergency committee  So it was the same plan. Police Chief Sloly's plan is the one that was acted upon.

Declaration of Emergency committee  You said that your job was to ask for help from other cities. You said that you called other mayors to get help from their police services. Did that work? Did some of your counterparts refuse to send reinforcements?

Declaration of Emergency committee  When you were making these requests, the Emergencies Act had not yet been invoked. Were you told about any jurisdictional problems owing to the fact that police officers were leaving from places like Windsor and York to go to Ottawa?

Declaration of Emergency committee  All right.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mayor Watson, if I have understood your comments properly, you had a great deal of confidence in Police Chief Sloly. Am I wrong?

Declaration of Emergency committee  On February 12, on its website, the Ottawa Police Service published a news release stating the following: “All available officers were deployed last night. We have a plan to end this unlawful occupation and await the necessary reinforcements to do so.” Did you discuss this plan with Mr.

Declaration of Emergency committee  What was the plan?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Could you answer my question? What was the plan?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Okay, but it's not just a police responsibility. There are the employees at public works and at the roads department. You have to specify the role of each in the plan.