Declaration of Emergency committee  In Coutts, Alberta, that's exactly right. We had an enforcement plan. We were ready to go in; we had tow trucks available. When we started the enforcement the next day, the tow trucks had been secured. When we started to enforce the next day, the tow trucks would not co-operate, so we had to readjust our plan.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Well, the Emergencies Act provided authorities to serve as both deterrents and to reduce the footprint so that we could safely do enforcement action. There were a massive number of people in the location in Ottawa. It's never safe when you're at the maximum number of people. As the people—

Declaration of Emergency committee  The frontline duties, yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'll pass that to Mike Duheme, because he was leading that.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's a great question. It's all about reducing the footprint so that we can enforce safely. We could maintain and reinforce the perimeter. It provided us and other policing partners an ability to restrict travel; prevent children from being brought into the situation; secure necessary equipment, such as tow trucks; and ensure that we could cut off financial support and other assistance, such as gas, for this unlawful blockade.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm going to age myself. It's 36 years.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I don't know what advice you're referring to.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I wasn't part of the discussions on the legal threshold and whether the legal threshold was met.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That was done by the people who made the decision to invoke the act, and we did not —

Declaration of Emergency committee  No. We have legal services, but we only discussed, once the authorities were available,what it meant for us.

Declaration of Emergency committee  My legal service is a part of the Department of Justice.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Which is part of the Department of Justice.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Well, I'm also bound by cabinet confidence as well, and—

Declaration of Emergency committee  No, but I am when I provide them information in cabinet.