Declaration of Emergency committee  I was briefed on the plan on February 12. I was confident. As I mentioned earlier, this was a plan that was in motion. It was dynamic. It was fluid because of what we were seeing on the terrain, but I was confident. It might have been tweaked a little bit as we moved to the kinetic portion, but yes, I was confident.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes. They are different in nature, but historical events as such would require a significant amount of resources.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I sure can.

Declaration of Emergency committee  The only other situation I could compare it with is major events that we usually manage.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Ottawa Police Service, RCMP and OPP always worked together, but it's really on February 12 when the ICC was created that it solidified, if you wish, the command structure as we move forward. OPS, as I mentioned, always had the lead. The OPP and RCMP were there, but this just solidified the command structure as we moved forward in preparation for the action plan on the 17th.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I would say yes, but I don't know all of the elements. When OPS first started off, the convoy.... I don't know all of the elements that led us to the situation that we're in right now, but obviously the sooner the better.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, Madam Chair. I'll refer to the commissioner's comment. When you look at the incidents that took place in Toronto and in Quebec City, they obviously learned from what took place here in Ottawa when it came to the convoy.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It was complex, in a sense, yes, and resource intensive. As we moved into that operational phase, there was no stopping. We had to continue. That was a complexity. Once we initiated the demobilization at each site, there was no stopping that momentum, if you wish.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, you are correct.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Madam Chair, I wouldn't have the exact number of officers on the streets in a shift's rotation. I can tell you that February 17 is when activities started ramping up with our PLT's increased presence in the downtown core, informing people that this was an illegal protest and that they must leave the area.

Declaration of Emergency committee  An exact number, no. There were several from across the country.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I know, Senator, that the Sergeant-at-Arms had provided some information to the members of Parliament and also the employees, but I'm not quite sure of all the information or when it went out.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, he reports—

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes. He oversees and reports equally and administratively to both Speakers, but I do not recall any conversation with regard to the trucks. I do recall a conversation when they moved some trucks off the other streets and some came to park on Wellington. He objected to that. He did have conversations with the city on that.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Consider it a high risk? We did put measures in place for the weekend when we operationalized our plan, where we had two muster points where members of Parliament could rally to. In coordination with the Sergeant-at-Arms, our VIP team could escort them if they chose that option.