Declaration of Emergency committee  I don't know if anybody will ever understand how hard those officers and civilian members worked.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry. What is the time frame that you're looking for, sir?

Declaration of Emergency committee  As there should be.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I don't know the legislative framework around what would happen. I just know it's not within the legislative framework of a chief of police.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much. Very early in the situation I received direct phone calls from deputy minister Mario Di Tommaso from the Solicitor General's office. Later that same day I actually had a conversation with Solicitor General Jones. As that first week unfolded, there were tri-party calls on an almost daily basis involving city manager Kanellakos, deputy minister Rob Stewart from Public Safety Canada and other deputy ministers from a range of ministries.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry. I nodded my head in the affirmative, but I'm not aware of OPP resources that were stationed here that left to go down to Windsor. I'm not aware of that. I know the OPP had an incredible challenge managing all the resource requests that were coming in, and I want to say publicly that the work of Commissioner Carrique of the OPP and of his senior staff—I call it air traffic control of all the competing requests from across this province and across the country—was fundamental to the ultimate success of what took place in January and February.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's absolutely correct.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, I've seen a number somewhere in the range of $30 million to $35 million as a total price tag. I can't tell you where it was on February 15.

Declaration of Emergency committee  They worked hard.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I have no power to put anything on the table—

Declaration of Emergency committee  No, lawfully I can't request it, but—

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, sir.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Within the weeks of the...?

Declaration of Emergency committee  I can tell you there were some incredibly stressful situations at all levels in the organization, and not just within my organization—across the theatre that this was taking place in—but yes, we had some incredibly contentious and challenging moments at all levels of the organization.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, sir.