Public Safety committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to participate on this panel. Over two years ago, family members, friends, communities, first responders and members of the RCMP endured a massive and devastating attack on their loved ones that deeply shook th

Public Safety committee  Yes, I was.

Public Safety committee  No, I was not. I have a director of operational communications, and she was the one who was briefing, we call it “downtown”, which was Public Safety and the Privy Council Office. We have a protocol that the minister's office reaches out through Public Safety Canada, not directly

Public Safety committee  Jolene Bradley.

Public Safety committee  She would not have been dealing with the Prime Minister's Office. It would have been Privy Council Office. It would probably have been Ken MacKillop, the head of the communications at PCO.

Public Safety committee  Not that I'm aware of. She would have been dealing with our colleagues in communications at Public Safety.

Public Safety committee  You're welcome.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I was.

Public Safety committee  I do not. I remember her being irritated that she had told the minister that we would be releasing guns, but I do not remember talk of pressure or any of the like. I didn't take notes, which is not helpful.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  We always try to keep our credibility and the confidence and trust of our communities by sharing as much information as quickly as possible. As you've heard, information changes over time. What may have been something that we needed to withhold until it is clarified and confirmed

Public Safety committee  I think absolutely. That's common. Our members know that they need to provide us with the information. We can only share what we know, but they also know to keep a box around the stuff that has to be withheld. That's how we operate. We always have and it works well.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. They were working night.... We were all working night and day, but they were in Nova Scotia, right there, and there was so much extra pressure. As I look back on this, there were clearly miscommunications between my group and the group in Nova Scotia, and it's very

Public Safety committee  Just looking at the number of versions of speaking notes we had going back and forth, the discussions that were going on between Lia and me and the different discussion going on between Mr. Brien and Mr. Leather or Mr. Campbell, there were so many people trying to do their level

Public Safety committee  You're welcome.