Public Safety committee  We are always involved with anything with policy or legislation that affects policing as is the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. It was the same type of process when we were dealing with the cannabis legislation as well. Of course, within the RCMP we have many subject ma

Public Safety committee  For months.

Public Safety committee  Months and years, probably since I got in the chair.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  It was when we were speaking of many different flows of information through the last 10 days. There were a lot of issues with the flow of information. The weapons were but one part of my frustration with, and why the meeting was called—

Public Safety committee  No—

Public Safety committee  —what I did recall mentioning was that the reason why the weapons were so important, and why they asked if they were going to be included, was tied to the minister's mandate letter.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I did.

Public Safety committee  No. I don't recall saying that.

Public Safety committee  I cannot tell you if she is incorrect or not. That's her recollection.

Public Safety committee  First of all, I didn't promise him. I confirmed the answer to his question. Second of all, in regard to the second part of your question, there was a lot of pressure, and it wasn't just from the minister's office. It was from the various downtown offices. The most pressure was pr

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I wasn't angry.

Public Safety committee  Not at all. I was disappointed. I felt let down, but I wasn't angry or upset. It's not part of my DNA.

Public Safety committee  I may have said that, but it wasn't the context. If Darren Campbell put that in his notes, I'm not going to question his notes. What I'm saying, though, is my intention was not.... It wasn't a promise in the traditional sense. It was confirming the answer to a question.