Declaration of Emergency committee  We should perhaps move a motion to that effect. Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Did you say the documents were on the website at present? Did I understand correctly?

Declaration of Emergency committee  What bothers me a bit more is the business of redacted documents. We can't wait until testimony is over for someone to explain what justifies the redacting or to find out whether it is possible to clean up the documents sent at the beginning a bit to reveal more of the content. For example, I am using these documents to ask the witnesses questions, but there may be redacted content that I would use to prepare my questions.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Between February 10 and 12, how many RCMP, Ottawa Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police officers did you have?

Declaration of Emergency committee  The RCMP told us that there were about 537 RCMP officers before February 14. Is that possible?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Right, but before, between February 10 and 12, it was about 500 officers.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Privy Council Office sent us some documents containing a situation report concerning the number of demonstrators present. This is what it says. On February 10, it reports: "There is a light number of people all along Wellington and surrounding streets" and "Vehicles are parked in the streets all around the precinct."

Declaration of Emergency committee  Do it in order or out of order, but I find it bizarre.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Right.

Declaration of Emergency committee  After February 14, when the police started to move in, there were large numbers of police there. There were nearly 1,500, maybe, but there were also many more demonstrators. By not moving in at the right time, when you had fewer demonstrators, and by announcing in advance that you were moving in, did you not run a risk?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. On about February 12, how many officers did you have and what police services did they come from?

Declaration of Emergency committee  From what I understand, you felt that the government or the other resources did not trust you, and this delayed additional tools and resources being sent.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I am going to continue in the same vein. I am having trouble understanding why you resigned. It makes me think of a coach who gets to the Stanley Cup finals and asks for more tools, to go for the win. You asked for police and tools. There was now the option of using the Emergency Measures Act, which, as I understand it, was not essential, but it gave you additional tools.

Declaration of Emergency committee  But for you...?

Declaration of Emergency committee  So, the RCMP and the Ontario Provincial Police were very involved in the plan, they agreed on the plan, and they had every reason to believe that it was going to work, without a special law having to be applied, since you didn't know, at that time, that the Emergency Measures Act was going to be used.