Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I am not aware of anyone at Ottawa Police specifically requesting the invocation of the Emergencies Act.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Councillor McKenney was acting on her own behalf as an individual councillor representing one of wards the most impacted by the protest.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It was not.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have that number off the top of my head. I'm sorry.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, I don't want to guess. I just can't remember the number because I've been immersed in a lot of numbers lately and it's just not coming to me. I'm sorry.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It is a significant amount. It's in the tens of millions of dollars, for sure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, I'm sorry, Madam Chair. I don't have that specific information, but I can get it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  They would not necessarily because the buildings are still owned by the federal government. We receive payments in lieu of taxes. There has been a change recently because of provincial legislation, which is actually reducing the amount of money that the federal government will be

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has not yet.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have any plans to do that at this point. That was a point raised by the executive director of the BIA. We have not looked at that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It has not specifically, no.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's our downtown and the number of people downtown supporting businesses is a significant concern to the city.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good morning, committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to share a perspective on city facilities around the parliamentary precinct. With me today is Ms. Renée Amilcar, the City of Ottawa's general manager of transit services, who will deliver remarks specifically on the