Declaration of Emergency committee  I believe there were tools available to us in the Emergencies Act that were valuable. I think one of the things that should be looked at in the greater context is the outcome throughout the judicial system of criminal charges laid by the police in these types of situations and how they truly serve as a deterrent to future protests.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That would be my opinion on the combination of the tools that were available under the Emergencies Act and in the provincial legislation. They both provided very valuable tools.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I do think that they are useful and effective tools. I can't say to what degree they assisted in ending the blockade, but I do believe they are effective tools that can be utilized by law enforcement in these types of situations and circumstances. They were certainly tools that we could have relied upon in this particular situation.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's fair. They were effective tools. “Necessary”, I think, is something that needs to be explored further. There were criminal laws. There were HTA, Highway Traffic Act, laws that were available for some of those aspects. But yes, they were effective tools.

Declaration of Emergency committee  There was reference to such things that needed further investigation, yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I referred to that. That report was completed and approved by Superintendent Pat Morris. He would have had the same information.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I did not receive any inquiries from Minister Blair for any letter to support the invocation of the Emergencies Act.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I did not. Post-invocation, I did not receive any requests from any ministers or anyone from the federal government to provide any sort of endorsement or letter.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I need to correct you on one statement, sir. It was not I who, on or about February 6, made any sort of declaration or statement about a threat to national security. It was on February 7, contained in a Hendon report, that there was a possible threat to national security.

Declaration of Emergency committee  He did. Again, I have a point of clarification. That doesn't dismiss what was contained in the Hendon report on the 7th. As time went on, there was no credible threat determined. There was no threat that became realized.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I did not assess that information in relation to the CSIS Act.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I didn't weigh it against any criteria. I viewed that information, as I've indicated, as strategic intelligence. It was a possible threat to national security.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  You're asking me to look back at all the Hendon reports and—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I didn't see anything specific to sabotage or espionage—