Declaration of Emergency committee  Sir, I've actually given quite a bit of thought to that, and I appreciate your question. I actually have a two-page document with 11 points and a lot of detail associated to it. I'm not sure if I have the time to go through that—I look to the chair for her guidance— but that is something I'd be happy to provide later on.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'd prefer to complete it and then submit it as a completed document.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much, sir.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, sir.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I was aware that there were negotiations going on between the mayor and third parties. I was not—and nor was any member of my police service, to my knowledge—involved in any of the direct negotiations.

Declaration of Emergency committee  There were several efforts that I'm aware of at all three levels of government, in different parts of the country, to engage in interlocutor conversations or negotiations. Some were more than successful and some less so.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I would not have supported any additional vehicles going into the red zone areas, but I would have supported vehicles leaving any portion of the downtown area and participating in the events surrounding the convoys. Yes, sir.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I appreciate your asking for me to go beyond the policing ones, but that is my realm of expertise. What I will say is that they range from underinvestment to mis-investment, financially and otherwise, in the capabilities of our police services across this country. Our police services are one of the fundamental elements of our national security structure.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm not sure what the question is, sir. We had a reporting relationship, as they're our oversight body. That happened on a continual basis throughout my time in office and on a daily basis throughout the course of the events that took place here in Ottawa.

Declaration of Emergency committee  No, nor would they have under the jurisdiction of the Police Services Act.

Declaration of Emergency committee  They cannot direct operations. They can certainly ask questions and request information that relate to operations.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Their role was as an oversight body. They would inform and influence what we were doing up to the limits allowed by the Police Services Act and not beyond that.

Declaration of Emergency committee  We had daily communications and emergency board meetings. There would be questions asked in the public session and in the confidential session. There would be questions around adequate and effective policing, which it is within the jurisdiction of the police services board to ask.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Just to be clear, I can't and won't speak for members of the OPP and the RCMP.