Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question I would like to ask Your Worship. Mr. Ayotte has told us that the city did not install barricades on the advice of the Ottawa city police. I would have thought that knowing that the convoy was rolling across the country, the barric

Declaration of Emergency committee  In hindsight, do you think that the city police gave you the right advice? It's always easier to be wise in hindsight. Could you have prevented a lot of congestion, especially in the parliamentary precinct, if barricades had been employed?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Mr. Chair, I wonder if you would allow me to cede my time to Senator Boniface.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the witnesses. Chief Bell, you've talked about the large problem of the trucks being downtown and the difficulties of moving them out, but I would like to look at this from a preventative aspect and ask you this. You knew, and I think th

Declaration of Emergency committee  Those have been used before to block streets in certain situations.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I guess my question is, why weren't those put in place in locations like Wellington Street to stop those big trucks from coming into the parliamentary precinct?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you. We heard witnesses from the City of Ottawa in our panel a week ago. I asked the same question, and the senior city official said that as far as that request or that idea of deploying concrete barriers was concerned, it was the Ottawa Police Service that rejected using

Declaration of Emergency committee  Okay, thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to defer my time to Mr. Brock. I don't have any questions.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to ask each witness, beginning with Ms. Mason, could you tell us when did your organization or the financial institutions you represent become aware of the special temporary measures?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Mr. Hatch, please.

Declaration of Emergency committee  If I may ask each witness as well, please, how quickly did your financial institutions then act to carry out their requested role?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Mr. Hatch, please.