Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Chair. The Senate has a 30-minute bell. I propose to leave to vote. For my part, I would not be opposed to the committee continuing the questioning. Perhaps the committee could accommodate the senators, who may be back, for their questions. Let's take advantage of t

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm going to share my time with Senator Boniface.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Definitely. I'll begin right away. Very briefly, Mr. Watson, it seems, in the discussion, that it was almost like the Province of Ontario wasn't willing to co-operate as long as Chief Sloly was in office and that the co-operation seemed miraculously available once he was out. A

Declaration of Emergency committee  I know people who have moved out as a result of this. Perhaps I'll give the last word to Councillor Fleury. Could you tell us a little bit of the post-trauma felt in your ward?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the post-event period.... Can you tell us a bit about the condition of your staff, in terms of post-traumatic events? We talked earlier with former Chief Sloly, who spoke of the concern he had for frontline police and some of the health issues they exper

Declaration of Emergency committee  I think that's an important observation, in that it corroborates the exceptional nature of this event. This just wasn't a visit to Ottawa of a few people who wanted the opportunity to see the Prime Minister or, as they had in their manifesto, to meet with the Senate and then inst

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will go back to the mayor. Mayor, we talked earlier about the collapse of the police's capacity to respond to the occupation, the lack of coordination amongst the various police forces involved and, in a sense, the lack of political coherence across the

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thanks very much. Finally, Mayor, you commented earlier on the disappointment you felt as a resident of Ottawa—and certainly many of my fellow residents felt as well—about the absence of the premier's involvement personally here. Can you confirm with us that he did visit Ottaw

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.

Declaration of Emergency committee  How soon did you lose confidence in the leadership of the OPS?

Declaration of Emergency committee  But the police board itself was going through a crisis of confidence.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It just seemed, as a resident of Ottawa, that it was a police failure, a governance failure and a coordination failure all in one.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It sounds like the U.K. government.

Declaration of Emergency committee  On that point, did you at any point in that period seek an Emergencies Act declaration at the provincial level or at the federal level?