Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you for being here, all of you. My questions will be for the mayor, at least at the start. He may want to direct in the answers. Mayor, your earlier description of how the residents of Ottawa felt at that time resonated with me as a resident o

Declaration of Emergency committee  Yes, from my perspective, it was not only that there were silos at the jurisdictional level, but also that there was at least a lack of alignment at the municipal level between the political and administrative arm of the city and the police force itself, and the lack of confidenc

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was going to propose that we adjourn this discussion and invite the analysts to consult as to whether or not it would be possible for an analyst to be dedicated to performing this task. I think it's an important piece. When we have heard that, I would h

Declaration of Emergency committee  In the event that anybody is still watching, I would propose that the committee move in camera for the purpose of discussing witnesses and the committee's work plan.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Chair. The work that we're asking to come before this committee has already been done by virtue of the redaction. I don't see why 10 days are overly burdensome, because the work has been done. I hope there has been a thought process that can be revealed to us. If, for

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Chair. I just want to express my support for the decisions of the joint chair with respect to the agenda tonight. To facilitate a candid conversation, I would move that for the purpose of discussing witnesses and the committee's work plan, we move in camera.

Declaration of Emergency committee  My motion only concerns discussions about the work plan, and not the motions themselves.

Declaration of Emergency committee  My motion references the discussion on the work plan and the witness list. It's not with respect to the motions Mr. Fortin has brought forward.

Declaration of Emergency committee  No. That will be when we get to the point of the agenda where we deal with the witness list and the work plan.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Mr. Fortin. My view on this motion is I'm not opposed to it, but I think we should be realistic as to what our expectations ought to be. I think it is unusual and perhaps a step too far to ask officials to come with unredacted documents. Those d

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thanks very much. I'm not unsympathetic to getting out of here, but I think it's important for us to at least conclude our thoughts on what is on the table about an hour and a half and an hour and a half, because we have now given direction to the clerks to start scheduling. It

Declaration of Emergency committee  Of course, I anticipate some degree of flexibility, but it may be that a key witness we would wish to have says, “Look, I can appear with you only after November 28.” Rather than waiting until November 28 and then asking, “Are you ready now?”, we could predictably say, okay, let'

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thanks very much, Madam Chair. Colleagues, I know the clerks have distributed the motion I circulated today. I'd like to move: that the committee direct the joint clerks to invite all witnesses found in the suggested panels of the workplan created by committee analysts and d

Declaration of Emergency committee  My objective is to ensure that we have some greater predictability and line of sight in our committee schedule. I recognize that will not necessarily be in the order of the draft that was circulated to us but be governed in some respects by availability and some degree of coordin

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you.