Declaration of Emergency committee  I have just a short question. There were reports in the media that there were ongoing negotiations, with the mayor or whomever. I understand when you say that there was no “they're”; there were numerous people all saying that they were in charge. It struck me at the time that

Declaration of Emergency committee  Again, there was no clear line of communication going on. I understand that there's a clear line of communication from you to your officers, but there's no clear line of communication from your political bosses, the mayor and the police board, with regard to any ongoing negotia

Declaration of Emergency committee  Okay. Thank you, Chief. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It just seems counterintuitive to me that you're leading on the street and somebody is cutting deals behind your back, and you aren't part of it. It just does not seem to be conducive to moving forward. My last question, if I have time, is this. With 20/20 vision, in hindsight,

Declaration of Emergency committee  Those are my questions.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I wish you luck, Chief.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Chief, for being here today. As a former officer and mayor of Vancouver, I have some idea of the difficulties you encountered. My question is on a different tack. Can you speak to your relationship with the Ottawa police services board and

Declaration of Emergency committee  Did they have any say in the operational side of it?

Declaration of Emergency committee  In fact, the police board has oversight but is not operational in any way, shape or form.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Did they play any role in your decision-making during the weeks that this was ongoing?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Could you give me an example?

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'd like to move to the mayor and his negotiations with Ms. Lich. What were your thoughts on that? You're the person in charge of what's going on there, and yet you say you had no ongoing information on any of this. What were your thoughts on that from a [Technical difficulty—Edi

Declaration of Emergency committee  I can. Thank you very much.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Thank you, Madam Chair.