Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, it is.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Not per se, but they were dispositions with respect to FINTRAC's ability to report on that. I can maybe ask either Mr. MacKillop or Donna Achimov to complete the answer.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Unfortunately, I'm not able to answer that question. I do not have that information.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It was applicable throughout Canada, yes.

Declaration of Emergency committee  But I do not have details—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm unable to undertake to provide that information. The government did not specifically direct anybody or any financial institutions to freeze accounts. I do not have that information and—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I would not be able to obtain that information.

Declaration of Emergency committee  As a witness to this committee, I do not believe it would be my role to answer such a question.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I was not involved in any discussions leading to the decision to be made to trigger the Emergencies Act, and as such I cannot comment.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sure you will understand that I'm not in a position to comment on this statement.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I think this an answer that the RCMP would be able to provide.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It was very broad and it included vehicle insurance.

Declaration of Emergency committee  We didn't base it on anything from other country. The situation we were in was exceptional. The government decided to invoke the Emergencies Act, which had never been done before. The measures were therefore targeted, short-term, and invoked for a specific reason.

Declaration of Emergency committee  The government wanted to take some measures. It was an emergency. Some measures were introduced to try to deal with the situation. As we saw, that's what happened very quickly. I therefore believe that it had a positive impact.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That is correct.