Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, and even if we had that information, I couldn't share that, because it's still under investigation.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes. We had no level of certainty of who were involved with the groups at all the protests, because there are many groups that attach themselves to the cause and use that as cover for themselves.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, it helped us to reduce the footprint so we could go into an enforcement mode, maintain and reinforce the perimeter, restrict the travel in and out, prevent children from coming in and secure that, so it gave us a lot of powers to work through that enforcement in the safest way possible to protect the safety of Canadians and police officers.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Having those funds would have allowed people to stay much longer if they could continue to fuel their trucks, their stomachs and their families, of course. When we look at things that were done under the Emergencies Act nationally, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is actually looking at some of the things that were invoked, the authorities that were given by the Emergencies Act, to see if they're things we should be looking at as future legislation that would assist us going forward.

Declaration of Emergency committee  No.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, I did some time ago.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I will say that from the very onset, it was very soon...that it was not a legal protest. It was an illegal blockade. As far as the threshold is concerned, that's not for me to comment on. I can only comment on the act itself and how we used it, but the decision-maker—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm not a decision-maker when it comes to—

Declaration of Emergency committee  There were operational specifics on the ground. It was known to the RCMP that there were some individuals within the convoy who posed potential threats to national security. We had no level of certainty about their capability, about the intent. If a nexus to national security would be identified, the RCMP would—

Declaration of Emergency committee  Not to the ones you're referring to, no.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Not to my knowledge.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Outside of Ottawa, yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I don't get into specific techniques, but in certain circumstances, we do have capabilities.

Declaration of Emergency committee  We use the Criminal Code to lay charges of criminal nature, yes.