Declaration of Emergency committee  We're almost a year into that. When will this process end, where you can assure us that you are now compliant?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Wells, were you aware that at least the document from early on in the convoy articulated their desire to come to Ottawa, overthrow the government and have the Senate of Canada go to the Governor General and form a new government? In your view, is th

Declaration of Emergency committee  So you really don't vet your prospective clients. You take them at their word, and if they were to pursue illegal activities with those funds, you would simply say, “Well, that's not what they told us”, so there is no vetting process.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Chair. I was going to ask about lessons learned, but I think, given the interaction we've just had, it would be very helpful for you to review for this committee the relationship between intelligence and security and policing, and why they are separate in their mandat

Declaration of Emergency committee  Could you also assure this committee that it would be inappropriate for the Prime Minister or any minister of the Crown to direct policing directly or through you?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you again to the witnesses for their candour. I want to talk a bit about the post-revocation work that you are doing. I'm particularly concerned about whether the lessons learned from this are in fact incorporated in the way you are working.

Declaration of Emergency committee  And that it is provided in an unfiltered fashion to all of the decision-makers...?

Declaration of Emergency committee  In that period of making the assessment—obviously an ongoing one—did you ever receive a call from your American colleagues or counterparts, asking what the heck was going on?

Declaration of Emergency committee  It was a serious call on the part of your American colleague.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Why did it take to the third week? Certainly by the second week, by your earlier testimony, it was obvious that the police failure was not going to self-correct. I was here along with those colleagues who live in Ottawa and represent Ottawa. My constant question to witnesses ha

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you, Ms. Thomas and colleagues, for being here. I'd like you to describe to the committee how you formed your view. I'm not asking what it was. It's important for us to understand the process that the national security intelligence adviser goe

Declaration of Emergency committee  You're very experienced at that point.